President Biden formally accepts invitation to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral

President Biden will go to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral service on Sept. 19 and formally approved the invitation on Sunday morning.

He will be accompanied by the Very first Girl, Jill Biden, the White Home also introduced.

Queen Elizabeth II handed absent on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96.

In a assertion pursuing Queen Elizabeth II's passing, President Biden and Initial Woman Jill Biden explained that she was "extra than a monarch" and was anyone who "described an period."

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) speaks with US President Joe Biden and US To start with Woman Jill Biden and leaders of the G7 through a reception at The Eden Challenge in south west England on June 11, 2021. (Photo by Jack Hill/Pool/AFP through Getty Illustrations or photos)

"In a world of consistent transform, she was a steadying existence and a supply of consolation and pride for generations of Britons, which include quite a few who have in no way recognized their country without the need of her," they mentioned. "An enduring admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united people today across the Commonwealth. The 7 decades of her background-producing reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human advancement and the ahead march of human dignity."

Biden initial met Queen Elizabeth II when he traveled to the United Kingdom with a Senate delegation, in accordance to the statement, and lately noticed her once again in June 2021.

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Queen Elizabeth II stands with US President Joe Biden and To start with Woman Jill Biden throughout their stop by to Windsor Castle on June 13, 2021, in Windsor, England. Queen Elizabeth II hosts US President, Joe Biden and First Woman Dr Jill Biden at Windsor Castle. (Image by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Pictures)

"She charmed us with her wit, moved us with her kindness, and generously shared with us her wisdom," they mentioned of the June 2021 vacation.

Queen Elizabeth II fulfilled with 13 U.S. presidents in total, together with each individual president considering that Dwight Eisenhower, excluding Lyndon Johnson.

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Queen Elizabeth II with US President Joe Biden in the Grand Corridor during their pay a visit to to Windsor Castle on June 13, 2021, in Windsor, England. Queen Elizabeth II hosts US President, Joe Biden and 1st Lady Dr Jill Biden at Windsor Castle. (Picture by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Photographs)

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will acquire spot on Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey.

G3 Box News' Tara Prindiville and the G3 Box News contributed to this report.