In a statement released jointly with his wife, first lady Jill Biden, the President called the Queen “a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, includ…
. They had only planned to announce his attendance after the palace reveals the arrangements, according to people familiar with the matter.Biden remembered the Queen on Thursday“We’re so delighted we got to meet her,” Biden told staff at the British Embassy in Washington after signing a condolence book.
As a young senator, Biden met the Queen in 1982. They met again last year, when she made the journey to a Group of 7 summit in Cornwall. The White House has declined to expand on Biden’s plans for attending the Queen’s funeral, which is expected in the coming weeks. “Our nations and people have a strong bond and I think I speak for the country when I say our thoughts are with the people of the United Kingdom,” Jean-Pierre said.
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