Jill Biden arrives solo for King Charles' coronation
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived at Westminster Abbey Friday morning ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla – just hours after President Biden brushed off questions about skipping the event.
Jill, 71, wore a pale blue suit to the storied event. She was accompanied as she arrived shortly after 9:30 local time by granddaughter Finnegan Biden, 23, whose father is President Joe Biden’s younger son, Hunter, in a yellow dress.
The pair wore the colors of the Ukraine flag in a visible statement of support for the war-torn country.
Both women sported headband fascinators in a nod to Britain’s headpiece tradition.
Dr. Jill Biden and Finnegan Biden arrived around 9:30 a.m.. AP
The First Lady is attending the coronation – which is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time – in place of her husband.
“I told [King Charles] I couldn’t be there because I have this going on,” Biden, 80, told MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle in an interview that aired Saturday morning.
“He’s a good acquaintance and we’ve worked together on environmental issues,” he said of the 74-year-old king.
The octogenarian added that he would be in London this summer for the NATO conference.
Jill Biden wore a blue suit for the event. REUTERS
The First Lady is attending the coronation in place of her husband. Getty Images
Finnegan Biden, left, is the daughter of Hunter Biden. Getty Images
No American president has ever attended the coronation of a British monarch.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower – who was close with the late Queen Elizabeth II – sent a delegation of dignitaries to the latter’s 1953 ceremony.
Source: New York Post
