US president follows Jacinda Ardern, Emmanuel Macron and many others in paying respects in Westminster Hall
The US president, Joe Biden, joined world leaders arriving in London to pay their respects to the Queen on Sunday, crossing himself as he witnessed her coffin lying in state in Westminster Hall for the last night before her funeral.
He followed the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, the president of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, the head of state of Samoa, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aleto’a Sualauvi II, and the president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, among other leaders filing past the coffin alongside members of the public.