WASHINGTON ― The current and former living U.S. presidents said goodbye to Jimmy Carter on Thursday, and in the process once again highlighted the contrast between former and soon-to-be President Donald Trump and all the others.

Edward’s presence signals both his growing importance in his own family, as well as the monarchy's importance to British diplomacy at a potentially rocky moment.

Jimmy Carter's funeral brought together the five living US Presidents, and the event truly brought reality TV levels of drama involving the most powerful people in the world. I'm obsessed with this person who said, "I feel like this is the closest Washington will ever get to a Real Housewives reunion."

On Thursday, all living presidents and spouses attended Jimmy Carter's funeral, except Michelle Obama. Here's why.

It did look very friendly, I must say. I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,’ Trump says of interaction with Obama during funeral

The former president and once-again-future president, who are historically something less than besties, chatted it up before the service began. (Michelle Obama was not in attendance.)

Former first lady Michelle Obama didn't attend the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter. Except for Michelle Obama, all of the living former presidents and their spouses were at the funeral Thursday.

Prince Edward represented his brother King Charles III at former President Carter’s funeral on Thursday. The fourteenth in line to the British throne sat next to Canadian Prime Minister