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George HW Bush's funeral - in pictures

News imageEPA Washington National CathedralEPA
Mourners gathered at Washington's National Cathedral for the funeral of former US president George HW Bush
News imageReuters George HW Bush's casketReuters
A military honour guard carried his flag-draped casket from the US Capitol to the cathedral for the event
News imageEPA The Bush family attending George HW Bush's funeralEPA
The former president's family, including his son former president George W Bush, all turned out to pay their respects
News imageEPA Barack and Michelle ObamaEPA
Both former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, were seen in the crowds
News imageReuters Donald and Melania Trump, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Jimmy and Rosalynn CarterReuters
The couple sat in the front row with President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on one side, and former president Bill Clinton and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the other
News imageEPA George W Bush delivers a eulogy at his father's funeralEPA
George W Bush, 43rd US President, gave a eulogy for his father
News imageEPA George W Bush places his hand on his chest as his father's casket is carried from the cathedralEPA
The former president was visibly moved by the service
News imageGetty Images Washington National Cathedral, seen from the outside as mourners enterGetty Images
Though the ceremony took place in Washington, DC, the 41st president's remains will be buried in Texas
News imageEPA Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at George HW Bush's funeralEPA
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, left, were in attendance
News imageReuters Prince CharlesReuters
Mourners also came from abroad, including the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles
News imageEPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaking with former US president Jimmy CarterEPA
Jimmy Carter, since Mr Bush's death the oldest surviving former president, greeted German Chancellor Angela Merkel