Melania Trump accompanied her husband, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, at the State Funeral Service for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Thursday. The ceremony was held at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

It’s one of the most important jobs never applied for. Unelected, yet inextricable from politics; constantly visible on the world stage, but rarely the one behind the microphone — for all its glamour, the first lady of the United States is a role of unsolicited duty, often bringing with it intense public scrutiny, including over what they wear.

President-elect Trump's arrival at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral spurred varied reactions from other presidential and vice presidential dignitaries.

Former Vice President Mike Pence revealed his brief exchange with President-elect Trump, which was caught on camera at former President Carter’s state funeral.

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away last month at the age of 100, was held at the National Cathedral earlier today.

The image is digitally altered. NBC News footage of former President Jimmy Carter's funeral shows Melania Trump holding the program right-side up.

Photos prove U.S. President-elect Donald Trump failed to place his right hand over his heart during former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral.

With neither president revealing what the pair spoke about, speculation has mounted about the details of their conversation.

Designers may have snubbed the incoming FLOTUS during Trump’s first term in office, but Melania won’t be dialling down the glamour

Melania Trump is seen holding the funeral booklet upside down in a manipulated image. An apparent screenshot of NBC News coverage of former President Barack Obama and incoming First Lady Melania Trump holding booklets at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter can be found in a Facebook post from January 9.