Presidents join thousands to pay respects to Scott King

FOUR American presidents joined senators, celebrities and an estimated 10,000 mourners yesterday to say goodbye to Coretta Scott King.

The widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King was praised by President George W Bush as "one of the most admired Americans of our time".

The crowd stood as Mr King's four children walked into New Birth Missionary Baptist Church with Mr Bush and former presidents Clinton, Bush and Carter.