WASHINGTON: There will be multiple days of ceremonies and services in Washington DC to mourn the passing of US President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100.

The former president will be honoured at a state funeral on 9 January before he is buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died last year at age 96.

Carter passed away on Sunday, two years after entering into hospice care.

Here's what to know about the upcoming service.

Carter - who served as president from 1977 to 1981 - will be commemorated at a state funeral in Washington DC on 9 January.

The former president's family accepted an invitation on Monday for Carter to lie in state at the US Capitol Rotunda, with a service to be held at Washington National Cathedral.

Carter's remains will be at the Capitol beginning on the afternoon of 7 January, and they will be kept there until the morning of 9 January. The building will be open to the public during "designated times" for those who wish to pay their respects.

The US federal government will be closed on 9 January for a national day of mourning "as a mark of respect for James Earl Carter, Jr", President Joe Biden said in an executive order.

Courtesy; BBC