Washinton : Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton will take a break from presidential campaigning to attend fellow former first lady Nancy Reagan's funeral, her team said Tuesday.
"Hillary Clinton is going to drop off the trail briefly on Friday to attend Nancy Reagan's funeral services in California," Clinton campaign spokesman Nick Merrill said on Twitter.
Reagan, the fiercely protective wife of late conservative icon Ronald Reagan who served as president from 1981 to 1989 died Sunday at age 94.
In a statement Sunday Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, praised her as "an extraordinary woman," a "gracious first lady" and devoted wife who left a remarkable legacy, particularly regarding her tireless advocacy for Alzheimer's research.
The Clintons occupied the White House four years after the Reagans, from 1993 to 2001.
Reagan will be buried next to her husband who suffered from Alzheimer's at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Clinton's break from the campaign comes at a critical juncture in her race against Senator Bernie Sanders, just four days before the March 15 primaries that include key large states Florida, Illinois and Ohio.
