White House: Invite for queen’s funeral was for Bidens only
11:35 am Monday, September 12th, 2022
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – The royal invitation sent to the White House to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral was for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden only, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday.
Her statement suggested Biden would not be assembling a U.S. delegation to attend the Sept. 19 funeral in London. He is to depart for London on Saturday.
(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Steve Holland; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
