George HW Bush funeral: What time is the funeral of President George HW Bush?
FORMER President George HW Bush will be laid to rest today as world leaders and dignitaries gather in Washington for the state funeral, but what time will the funeral begin?
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Mr Bush died on Friday at the age of 94 at his home in Houston and will be buried in his home state of Texas. He served as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993 and his serve will join Republican and Democratics politicians together to celebrate the life of the World War Two naval aviator.
What time is the funeral of President George HW Bush?
The memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral will begin at 11am (4pm GMT) on Wednesday.
The service is expected to run for about an hour and a half.
The funeral is invitation-only and will be attended by President Donald Trump, with his wife, Melania Trump.
The Trumps spent about 20 minutes visiting the Bush family on Tuesday.
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A senior White House said President Trump had called the late president “a good man and a nice guy.”
And former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter will attend the funeral, along with their wives.
Mr Bush’s son, former President George W Bush, will deliver a eulogy, along with former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, retired Wyoming Republican Senator Alan Simpson and presidential biographer and former journalist Jon Meecham.
The former president’s political director said of the funeral: “You’ll see a lot of joy.
“It’ll show the way of life that people took for granted in many ways and now king of long for.”
After the funeral, Mr Bush’s body will be flown to Texas, where it will lie in public response until Thursday morning.
There will be a second service before the Bush 4141 - a train which was named in honour of the president - takes his body to its final resting place at the George HW Bush presidential library.
He will be buried alongside his wife Barbara, who died earlier this year, and daughter Robin who died at the age of 3 of Leukemia.
President Trump has declared Wednesday a National Day of Mourning in honour of the 41st president.
The federal government will be closed, as will the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.
Mr Bush’s body has lain in state at the Capitol Rotunda where thousands of people have filed past to pay their respects.
Some got a chance to see Sully, the dog who was Bush’s friendly and loyal companion throughout the years.