Charlie Kirk's heartbroken widow Erika waved to supporters as her husband's casket was transported to a chapel.

Erika Kirk, née Frantzve, was dressed in all black and wearing sunglasses as she arrived in Arizona on Thursday evening after her husband's body was flown back from Utah on Air Force Two.

Erika, 36, was greeted by a crowd of mourners waving American flags as a motorcade escorted her to the chapel.

The devastated mother-of-two waved to the her supporters through an open window, fighting back tears as she held a rosary in her hand.

Erika is a devout Christian and has leaned into her faith after Charlie's assassination.