An unusual bipartisan spirit is on display at the Washington National Cathedral, where former US president George HW Bush's funeral is under way.
A divided Washington led by the nation's five living presidents put on a show of unity Wednesday at the poignant state funeral of George HW Bush, as America bade farewell to its 41st president.
Donald and Melania Trump shared a front row pew at Washington National Cathedral with past presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and their wives as an honor guard brought Bush's flag-draped casket into the packed prayer hall.
George W Bush delivered a rousing and deeply personal eulogy - at times punctuated by laughter - as he sang the praises of his father and predecessor as commander-in-chief, who died Friday at age 94.
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