All 5 of the residing US presidents have been pictured collectively on the funeral of Jimmy Carter.

The thirty ninth US president died on the age of 100 on 29 December, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

President Joe Biden gave a eulogy to his fellow Democrat on the state funeral on the Washington Nationwide Cathedral.

He appeared alongside president-elect Donald Trump and different former presidents Barack Obama, George W Bush and Invoice Clinton and their respective spouses.

Vice chairman Kamala Harris, who misplaced the 2024 election to Mr Trump, was additionally seated with the group alongside her husband.

It is the primary time the Democrat nominee has been seen with the president-elect for the reason that US election, and after she licensed Mr Trump’s election win on Monday.

Earlier than the service, Mr Trump was additionally seen shaking fingers with former vp Mike Pence – the primary time the pair have been seen in public collectively since leaving the White Home in 2021.

Previous to that, Mr Pence had refused to again Mr Trump’s declare he had gained the 2020 election.

Mr Obama and Mr Trump had been additionally seen speaking earlier than the service started.

Learn extra:
How the presidents interacted on the funeral

Throughout his eulogy, Mr Biden stated Mr Carter taught him the significance of treating “everybody with dignity and respect.”

“To younger individuals, to anybody searching for which means and objective, research the ability of Jimmy Carter’s instance,” the president stated. “Character, religion, love – a real patriot.”

Joshua Carter, the previous president’s grandson, additionally stated on the service: “He constructed homes for individuals who wanted properties.

“He eradicated illnesses in forgotten locations. He waged peace anyplace on the planet, wherever he noticed an opportunity. He beloved individuals.”

Learn extra:
‘Jimmy who?’ The president Seventies America wanted
Tributes to ‘extraordinary chief’

From 4 January, Mr Carter’s physique was carried by a motorcade by means of Plains, earlier than heading to the Carter Presidential Middle in Atlanta.

The previous president’s stays had been then flown to Maryland and transferred in a ceremony to a hearse, which was carried in a motorcade to the US Navy Memorial in Washington to honour Mr Carter’s service as a lieutenant within the Navy.

He has since been mendacity in state on the Capitol Constructing, the place the general public might pay respects from Tuesday night by means of to Thursday morning

Mr Carter’s physique will now be returned to his hometown in Georgia for a second service and burial.

There, a non-public ceremony might be held at Maranatha Baptist Church earlier than one other procession by means of Plains, the place supporters are being inspired to line the streets for the motorcade.

Mr Carter will then be buried on his property subsequent to his late spouse, Rosalynn, who died in 2023.