Edward’s presence signals both his growing importance in his own family, as well as the monarchy's importance to British diplomacy at a potentially rocky moment.

On Jan. 9, the Duke of Edinburgh, 60, stepped out in the U.S. capital city to pay respects to the nation’s 39th president, who died on Dec. 29 at 100 years old. Prince Edward sat beside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, a Commonwealth country and crown realm, for the solemn service.

The Duke of Edinburgh, 60, sat next to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inside the Washington National Cathedral. He is the only royal in attendance at the state funeral today. It's as yet unclear if he will carry out any other engagements while in the United States.

Prince Edward Attends Funeral of Former US President Jimmy Carter The Duke of Edinburgh travelled to Washington, D.C. to pay respects to the late US President Jimmy Carter. Prince Edward represented the Royal Family at the former president’s state funeral service on Thursday.

As they filed into the front pews at Washington National Cathedral, wearing dark suits and mostly solemn faces, five current and former presidents came together for Jimmy Carter's funeral. During a service that stretched more than an hour,

Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.

The National Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter was Thursday morning in Washington, D.C. Here's who we have seen