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Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carters stand with their hands over their hearts as the casket departs. AP
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Pastor Tony Lowden, centre, says a prayer during a tribute service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. AP
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform Imagine at the service. EPA
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Former first ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush look on during the tribute service. AFP
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Former first lady Melania Trump speaks with Brooks during the service. AP
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Vice President Kamala Harris hugs Brooks during the tribute service. AP
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Former US president Jimmy Carter attends the service for his wife. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the service. Reuters
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Guests arrive before the tribute service. Reuters
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A military honour guard carries the casket of the late first lady from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to an afternoon memorial service. EPA
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A Habitat for Humanity hardhat left by chief executive Jonathan Reckford as a memorial to late first lady. EPA
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Members of the public pay their respects. AFP
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Signs and flowers sit neat the entrance of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Getty Images / AFP
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Members of the public pay their respects at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Reuters
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Members of the public arrive for the public repose service. EPA
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Members of the Carter family watch as the casket arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. EPA
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Members of the Carter family depart after a repose service. AP
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A wreath-laying ceremony honours the former first lady at the Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Services complex at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia. Reuters
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Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carters stand with their hands over their hearts as the casket departs. AP
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Pastor Tony Lowden, centre, says a prayer during a tribute service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter at Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. AP
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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform Imagine at the service. EPA
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Former first ladies Michelle Obama and Laura Bush look on during the tribute service. AFP
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Former first lady Melania Trump speaks with Brooks during the service. AP
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Vice President Kamala Harris hugs Brooks during the tribute service. AP
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Former US president Jimmy Carter attends the service for his wife. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the service. Reuters
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Guests arrive before the tribute service. Reuters
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A military honour guard carries the casket of the late first lady from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum to an afternoon memorial service. EPA
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A Habitat for Humanity hardhat left by chief executive Jonathan Reckford as a memorial to late first lady. EPA
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Members of the public pay their respects. AFP
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Signs and flowers sit neat the entrance of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Getty Images / AFP
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Members of the public pay their respects at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Reuters
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Members of the public arrive for the public repose service. EPA
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Members of the Carter family watch as the casket arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. EPA
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Members of the Carter family depart after a repose service. AP
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A wreath-laying ceremony honours the former first lady at the Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Services complex at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia. Reuters
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Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carters stand with their hands over their hearts as the casket departs. AP
Rosalynn Carter: Mourners pay tribute to wife of Jimmy Carter at memorial service
Former president Mr Carter makes rare public appearance to attend service for his late wife in Atlanta
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