George HW Bush once worried that his funeral would be a non-event, a fear that proved unfounded on Wednesday as thousands lined up to say goodbye to the 41st president of the United States.
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, and Rudy Giuliani were among the first political heavyweights to arrive for Bush's funeral - which will be attended by all four living presidents and dozens of world leaders.
Peyton Manning, who paid his respects to Bush's casket in the Capitol Rotunda earlier this week, was also seen walking into the ceremony.
The Bush family, led by the political dynasty patriarch's eldest son George W Bush and his wife Barbara, arrived just before the start of the ceremony.
George W Bush appeared emotional as he put his hand over his heart and watched the US Air Force Honor Guard present his father's casket.
Bush will receive a national farewell at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday following three days of remembrance by dignitaries and ordinary citizens.
Former vice president Joe Biden and his wife Dr Jill Biden were among the first guests to arrive for George HW Bush's State Funeral on Wednesday
Fellow former vice president Al Gore was also seen arriving for the funeral at the Washington National Cathedral
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell and his wife Alma arrive with former Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady (far left) to attend the State Funeral for former US President George HW Bush at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was another political heavyweight who was seen walking into Bush's funeral on Wednesday
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning arrives prior to Bush's funeral. Manning paid his respects to Bush's casket in the Capitol Rotunda earlier this week
The ceremony will bring together everyone from world envoys to sports stars and a man from Maine who used to fix things in Bush's house.
It will also bring together Democratic and Republican stars during a time in which American politics have become increasingly partisan.
The Bush family had assured Donald Trump this past summer that he would not be left out of their patriarch's funeral, wanting to keep the focus on the achievements of the nation's 41st President.
And the family was true to its word, as Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner could be seen rubbing shoulders among the guests before the funeral began.
Former New York City Mayor and current attorney for President Donald Trump Rudy Giuliani arrives for the State Funeral
US Sen Dianne Feinstein and journalist Tom Brokaw are also attending Bush's funeral. They are both seen here walking into the National Cathedral
Mourners file into the Washington National Cathedral before a State Funeral for former President George HW Bush
Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle - who canceled part of her book global book tour to make it to the ceremony - are also attending alongside Bill and Hillary Clinton and Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.
The future British King Prince Charles and former Prime Minister John Major are attending, along with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, the King and Queen of Jordan, and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney - who is expected to deliver a eulogy.
George W Bush, the former leader's eldest son and the 43rd President, will deliver the centerpiece eulogy.
Bush Senior's funeral marks the first time since Lyndon Johnson's death in 1973 that a sitting president was not tapped to eulogize a late president.
Dick Cheney, who was vice president during George W Bush's two terms, is seen inside the National Cathedral in Washington DC for Bush Senior's State Funeral
Bush's funeral will bring together Democratic and Republican stars during a time in which American politics have become increasingly partisan. Current Vice President Mike Pence is seen here greeting Biden before the start of the funeral
Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner were among the members of the Trump administration seen at the funeral on Wednesday
Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (left) greets guests during Bush's funeral service on Wednesday morning
Clinton did so for Richard Nixon, and George W Bush eulogized Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford
The other eulogists will be Mulroney, Alan Simpson, the former senator from Wyoming, and presidential historian Jon Meacham - who wrote a Bush biography.
After the national funeral service at the cathedral, Bush's remains will be returned to Houston to lie in repose at St Martin's Episcopal Church.
He will be buried on Thursday at his family plot on the presidential library grounds at Texas A&M University in College Station.
Bush died Friday in Houston at age 94. His wife of 73 years, Barbara, passed away in April.
Visitors are seen streaming into the National Cathedral before the beginning of Bush's State Funeral on Wednesday morning
The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President George HW Bush lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda is closed to the public to prepare for the State Funeral at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday morning
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Main photo article George HW Bush once worried that his funeral would be a non-event, a fear that proved unfounded on Wednesday as thousands lined up to say goodbye to the 41st president of the United States.
Al Gore, Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, and Rudy Giuliani were among the first political...
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