Watch ceremony as former President Jimmy Carter taken to lie in state at US Capitol – BBC.com
Click watch live at the top of this page to follow the ceremony of former US President Jimmy Carter lying in state, where mourners visit to pay their respectsCarter, who served as the 39th US president from 1977 to 1981, died on 29 December at age 100 in his hometown of Plains, GeorgiaHe will lie in state on Capitol Hill in Washington DC for two daysMembers of the public will be able to come view Carter’s casket in the RotundaPresident Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at Carter’s state funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday, before the former president’s body will be returned to Georgia and buried alongside his wife RosalynnHello and welcome to our live video stream, which shows the ceremony of former US President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in Washington DC. Carter’s body will lie in state at the Capitol for two days, during which period the public can come to pay their respects.Carter died on 29 December, aged 100, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.A first funeral service was held for him in Atlanta on Saturday at the Carter Presidential Center, where hundreds of members of the public came to pay their respects.A state funeral will be held for the former president on Thursday.This coverage is a live stream only and there will be no further text updates. © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.
