Jimmy Carter funeral: citizens, politicians and loved ones say goodbye – in pictures

World leaders and luminaries were in Washington DC to pay respects to the former US president. After the state funeral, Carter’s remains will return to Plains, Georgia

From left to right, first row: Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff; second row: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W Bush, Laura Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Melania Trump, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC, on Thursday

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The casket bearing the remains of Jimmy Carter, inside Washington National Cathedral

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Barack Obama (left) and Donald Trump before the funeral service

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The casket being carried by a joint services body-bearer team into the US Capitol on Tuesday

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A child watches the casket being carried by a joint services military honor guard

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Members of the public in the rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington DC on Wednesday

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Justin Trudeau (front row, second from right), the Canadian prime minister, and fellow world leaders at Washington national cathedral on Thursday

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Mourners in the US Capitol rotunda on Wednesday

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Members of the Carter family watch an honor guard carry the casket on Thursday

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The flag-draped casket in the US Capitol rotunda on Wednesday

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George W Bush talks with former vice-president Dan Quayle, as Barack Obama talks with Donald Trump

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Steven Ford, son of Gerald Ford, speaks during the funeral

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Francis Shin, who lives in Washington DC, waits in line with the general public to view the former president lying in state, at the US Capitol on Tuesday

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump in the rotunda on Capitol Hill on Wednesday

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Visitors sign a condolence book for Jimmy Carter in the lobby of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on 30 December 2024

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A broadcast of the funeral at the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, Massachusetts

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A joint service honor guard marches toward the steps of the US Capitol before the funeral procession

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From left, Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, speaker of the house Mike Johnson, Kimberley Thune, Senate majority leader John Thune, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries in the rotunda, on Tuesday

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Senator Pete Ricketts (left) and JD Vance at the Washington National Cathedral

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Members of the public wait to pay their respects at the US Capitol on Wednesday

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The casket arrives at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday

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Jack Carter (right), son of Jimmy Carter, and his wife, Liz, during the funeral

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Family members touch the late Jimmy Carter’s flag-draped casket in the rotunda during a memorial service on Tuesday

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Joe Biden delivers the eulogy

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The casket, at the US Capitol on Wednesday

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