'I don't know what the details are yet but I will be going,' Biden said, adding that he hadn't spoken to the new King Charles III yet.
Friday when asked whether he planned to attend the funeral, details of which have not been announced by Buckingham Palace.
The President will likely be accompanied by an official delegation. Biden remembered the Queen on Thursday as a "great lady" who "defined an era." 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. Pressed again, she reiterated the White House will follow protocol, but added that the Queen's loss "will be felt by people around the world," calling her a "steady presence."
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