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Things to know about the funeral services for George H.W. Bush

  • George H.W. Bush was president from 1989 to 1993. He died Friday in Houston at age 94
  • He will be buried next to wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Robin, who died in 1953

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Former US president George H.W. Bush will be honoured during several public and private events in Houston and Washington before his burial Thursday in Texas.

Four days of events for Bush, who died Friday at age 94, include a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral and a private service at his long-time church in Houston.

He will be buried next to wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Robin, who died in 1953.

Here are details about the events:

Transport from Houston to Washington

Bush’s body will be transported by a motorcade Monday morning from a Houston funeral home to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, a Texas Air National Guard base. The casket will be loaded onto a plane during a departure ceremony expected to start at 10:30am CST and flown to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Relatives accompanying the casket will include his sons, former president George W. Bush and Neil Bush, along with members of their immediate families. The rest of the Bush family is expected to be at Joint Base Andrews when the body arrives.

A rehearsal at the US Capital for this week’s events. Photo: EPA
A rehearsal at the US Capital for this week’s events. Photo: EPA

State funeral in Washington

In Washington, Bush will lie in state in the rotunda of the US Capitol from Monday at 7:30pm EST until Wednesday at 8:45am EST. His casket will be transported by motorcade Wednesday morning to the National Cathedral, where a state funeral will be held at 11am EST.

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