Joe Biden has said the UK was fortunate to have had the Queen for 70 years, adding: “We all were, the world’s better for her.”

The US president and First Lady Jill visited Westminster Hall to pay their respects to the Queen lying in state ahead of her funeral on Monday.

Mr Biden said it was an honour to meet the Queen and added that the late monarch reminded him of his mother.

Asked why the monarch reminded him of his mother, he said: “Just because of the way she touched when she leaned over. The way she had that look, like, ‘are you okay? Anything I can do for you? What do you need?’ and then also ‘make sure you do what you are supposed to do’.”

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He said: “To all the people of England, all the people of the United Kingdom, our hearts go out to you and you were fortunate to have had her for 70 years.

“We all were. The world is better for her.”

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