A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former US president who died on Sunday (Dec 29) at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan 9, according to the US Army.

US President Joe Biden, who last year said that Carter had asked him to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, has directed that Jan 9 be a national day of mourning for Carter throughout the US

The official six-day state funeral for Carter begins on Saturday as his remains travel by motorcade through his hometown of Plains, Georgia, the Army said in a statement.

The motorcade carrying Carter will stop at the farm where he grew up. There, the National Park Service will ring the historic farm bell 39 times — Carter was the 39th US President.

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