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Funeral services for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham are set to take place over two days this week in Washington, DC, and South Carolina.The 71-year-old longtime Republican senator from the Palmetto State died on July 11 following an aortic dissection after returning home from a trip to Ukraine. Guests, including President Donald Trump, are set to attend the events honoring Graham.Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, said at a July 15 news conference that arrangements for the funeral were complicated by the number of global leaders who want to attend the service."Lindsey Graham and foreign policy (are) inseparable," Scott said.In a statement announcing her brother’s funeral plans, Darline Graham, who was appointed to complete her late brother's term that ends in January and is running for the GOP nomination for a full term, thanked all involved with the funeral planning."I am grateful to all those who have come together to help honor and remember Lindsey," she said.Here is what to know about the plans for Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral.When is the funeral for Lindsey Graham?Funeral services for Graham will be held in Washington, DC, and South Carolina on July 28 and July 29, respectively.When is Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington, DC?According to The Greenville News, part of the USA TODAY Network, Taylor Reidy, Graham's communications director, said that the former senator's service in Washington, DC, on July 28, is expected to include his casket being escorted into the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda by an Armed Forces team and a short program honoring Graham's U.S. Senate service.An invitation-only service will then take place at Washington National Cathedral at 2 p.m. ET, where Trump is expected to speak. The service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s website and broadcast on USA TODAY’s YouTube channel.When is Lindsey Graham’s funeral in South Carolina?A day later, on July 29, Graham’s South Carolina funeral service will be held. It will include a procession starting from the south side of the South Carolina State House in Columbia to the First Baptist Church of Columbia. It is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. ET with an F-16 flyover scheduled for 11 a.m. ET.A service will be held at the church, and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.The family will then hold a private burial service in Pickens County, South Carolina.USA TODAY’s James Powel and The Greenville News’ Joyce Orlando and Bella Carpenter contributed to this report.Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
