President Biden attended Queen Elizabeth's funeral today. He said she "defined an era." Biden joined leaders from other nations to pay their respects to the queen. Biden reflected the queen embodied a commitment to public service, whose life charted the major historical events of the last 100 years. Biden and the queen first met in 1982, when he was a young senator. At the G7 summit last year, the queen hosted Biden and the first lady for tea at Windsor Castle. Last night, the President saw Charles for the first time since he became King. Charles has campaigned for certain issues Biden also champions, including climate change. It remains to be seen how involved Charles will be as king. Close in age, Charles is 73, Biden is 79, the two men share experiences being in the public eye for decades before assuming their current roles as heads of state. Biden "conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the Queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom," the White House said. "President Biden conveyed his wish to continue a close relationship with the King." Many issues are currently testing the US-UK "special relationship," which has been analyzed repeatedly in the days since the Queen's death.