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State funeral customs have evolved over time. For the funeral service itself the Book of Common Prayer has been used in recent centuries, with readings from the Authorized Version of the Bible; in its essentials the form of service used is the same for a monarch as for any other person. [5]
A state funeral was held for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in 1964. President John F. Kennedy had authorized a state funeral for MacArthur and President Lyndon B. Johnson confirmed Kennedy's directive. Funeral plans drawn up in 1958 called for seven days rather than four days of ceremonial events.
In the United Kingdom, state funerals are usually reserved for monarchs. The most recent was the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. [5] A state funeral may also be held to honour a highly distinguished figure following the approval of the monarch and Parliament (of the expenditure of public funds). [6]
Former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of presidential state funerals and how Americans have mourned their leaders, with the first president to ...
Washington National Cathedral hosted the state funeral service on January 9, 2025, which was officiated by the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Sean Rowe, along with the Bishop of Washington, Mariann Budde, and the dean of the cathedral, Randolph Hollerith. [75] [76] [77] President Biden delivered Carter's eulogy.
The day of the state funeral was observed as a national day of mourning, with national flags across the country flown at half-mast. At 11:45 am local time, a 21-gun salute was fired across the Grand Harbour by gunners of the Armed Forces of Malta on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister, to mark the death of the Queen.
Carter’s funeral captures the American story at a fraught political moment. Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN. January 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM ... DC, after a State Funeral Service on January 9, 2025.
The state funeral procession of B. J. Habibie at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, Jakarta on 12 September 2019. State funerals has been arranged on the respective dates: Sudirman (30 January 1950) The seven victims of the 30 September Movement (5 October 1965) Sukarno (22 June 1970) Mohammad Hatta (15 March 1980) Hamengkubuwono IX (8 October 1988)