WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (R) and her husband Doug Emhoff (L) attend services at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with Congressional leaders prior the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, have just been formally announced, and have descended the Capitol steps to the podium where she will be sworn in shortly.
She will soon be the first female, black and South Asian vice-president in US history.
She is now standing beside outgoing Vice-President Mike Pence and greeting well-wishers.
