Joe Biden & Wife Jill Pay Tribute To Late Queen Elizabeth In London: Photos

Joe Biden, 79, and Jill Biden, 71, are 2 of the latest politicians to wage tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The U.S. president and archetypal woman were photographed lasting connected a VIP balcony portion staring down astatine the precocious monarch‘s coffin successful Westminster Hall connected Sunday. The commander-in-chief enactment his manus to his bosom astatine 1 point, and appeared to springiness a speedy salute earlier helium continued walking done the humanities hall.

Joe & Jill Biden astatine Westminster Hall. (Joe Giddens/AP/Shutterstock)

Joe wore a classical achromatic and achromatic suit and necktie during the sojourn portion Jill donned a silky achromatic outfit. They some looked somber passim their clip astir the coffin and aboriginal went to Lancaster House, wherever they signed a publication of condolences for Her Majesty’s family. Joe besides spoke with reporters and said helium thought the queen had “dignity” during her 70 years of work and reminded him of his ain mother.

President Joe Biden signs the publication of condolences arsenic Jill Biden looks connected astatine Lancaster House. (Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock)

“To each the radical of England, to each the radical of the United Kingdom, our hearts spell retired to you’re fortunate to person had her [The Queen] for 70 years, we each were. The satellite was amended for her, we each were,” Joe said, earlier bringing up the similarities to his ain mother. “The mode she touched erstwhile she leaned over, the mode she had that look, ‘Are you ok? Anything I tin bash for you? What bash you need?’.”

“I speech astir my parent and father, [they] thought that everyone, nary substance who they were, nary substance what their station, nary substance wherever they’re from, deserved to beryllium treated with dignity,” helium continued. “And that’s precisely what she [Her Majesty] communicated, conscionable the mode she walked by her staff, conscionable the mode she acted. And I deliberation what she gave is simply a consciousness of, possibly supra all, the conception of service.”

"Our hearts spell retired you and you were fortunate to person had her for 70 years."

President of the United States Joe Biden paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, arsenic helium signed the Queen’s publication of condolence astatine Lancaster House successful London. pic.twitter.com/eIdY8Lriek

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“We each beryllium something, there’s thing successful our capableness to do, that tin marque things, not conscionable the world, but your vicinity better, your household better, your workplace better,” helium added. “And that’s what she communicated to maine anyhow and it was an grant to conscionable her.”

In summation to their sojourn astatine Westminster Hall and the Lancaster House, Joe and Jill are expected to articulation King Charles III and different satellite leaders and working royals astatine a reception astatine Buckingham Palace connected Sunday night. It’s the aforesaid reception that the Queen’s grandson, Prince Harry, and his woman Meghan Markle, were not invited to owed to the information that they’re nary longer moving royals. The Queen volition past beryllium laid to remainder aft her authorities funeral connected Monday.