The president is among the many world leaders heading to the United Kingdom to honor Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
In the immediate aftermath of her death, Biden remembered Elizabeth as a monarch who"defined an era" and as"a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock Alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States."are expected to pay tribute at the queen's coffin, joining the many hundreds of thousands of people who have been filing past as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. They will also sign the official condolences book.
As the U.K. prepares for the security challenge that comes with the huge number of dignitaries arriving from abroad, rules put in place dictated that world leaders must leave their own vehicles and take communal transport to the funeral from a site in west London. But those rules will not apply to Biden, who will be allowed to travel to the Westminster Abbey in his armored vehicle, known as the Beast, for security protocols,
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