Arrived - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden leave London Stansted airport with their motorcade, after landing in the UK ahead of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. (PA) (Image: PA)
THE United States President has touched down in the UK ahead of attending the Queen’s funeral.
President of the United States, Joe Biden is currently in the UK after arriving at Essex’s Stansted Airport.
The iconic plane Air Force One touched down at Stansted just before 10pm yesterday.
Presidents Biden has journeyed to the UK for the Queen’s funeral as well as crunch talks with Prime Minister Liz Truss.
However, the talks with the newly elected Prime Minister were delayed until Wednesday.
At Stansted, the president and his wife, Jill Biden, were greeted by a small party as they stepped off Air Force One.
This included Jane Hartley, the US ambassador to the UK, and Jennifer Tolhurst, the Lord Lieutenant of Essex.
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