Michelle Obama missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral because she had a scheduling conflict, according to a report. A person familiar the former first lady’s schedule told Politico that she is home in Hawaii instead of paying her respects to the former president at Washington National Cathedral in D.

Michelle Obama did not attend former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday due to a scheduling conflict, aides to the former first lady told CNN. She was in Hawaii at the time on an extended holiday vacation, her advisers told CNN’s Jeff Zeleny.

But noticeably absent was former first lady Michelle Obama, whose office did not provide details on why she skipped the proceedings. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you ne