The state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter was held at Washington National Cathedral Thursday on what President Biden proclaimed a national day of mourning.

The state funeral will take place on Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The service is set to begin at 11:00 a.m., with President Joe Biden expected to deliver the eulogy. Other dignitaries and family members will also participate in the ceremony to pay their respects.

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.