
Army band members stood in for Donald and Melania Trump on Sunday at a dress rehearsal for Donald Trump's inauguration.

GM Greg Lowery, a 45-year-old band vocalist, and 28-year-old SPC Sara Corry played the President-elect and the future First Lady.

The pair dressed the part in a red tie and suit and white coat respectively. MSG Neil Ewachiw and MSG Leigh Hinton took on the roles of Mike and Karen Pence.

The foursome walking down the steps of the East Front at the US Capitol with Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker between them.

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Army band members stood in for Donald and Melania Trump and Mike and Karen Pence on Sunday at a dress rehearsal for Friday's inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington D.C.

They came to a stop at their foot to act out the national anthem, placing their hands on their hearts to hear the band's rendition as the Trumps and Pences will do on Friday.

Later, Lowery and Corry walked the route of the Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue followed by a stand-in motorcade.

GM Lowery told how he had been advised his role was to 'look the part as much as possible'. He bought his tie especially for the occasion.

The rehearsal took place on the Capitol's East Front on Sunday. President-elect Trump will be sworn in on the West Front.

Thousands of white chairs have been laid out for invited guests across the National Mall and hundreds of thousands more are expected to come in crowds to stand.

250,000 tickets have been allotted for the event and there is space for another 500,000 people to stand behind the ticketed area.

Proceedings will begin at 9.30am ET on Friday with music from a handful of performers. It is tradition for the President-elect and his wife to attend a morning worship service beforehand.

The foursome walked down the steps on the Capitol's East Front accompanied by Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker as President-elect Trump and future Vice President Pence will do with their wives on Friday

Lowery and Corry smiled as he mimicked the oath President-elect Trump will take on Friday

A young boy was enlisted to play 10-year-old Barron Trump who will join his parents at the swearing in ceremony

Lowery offered crowds an enthusiastic thumbs up in the style of the President-elect as he stood at the podium on Sunday

The 45-year-old band vocalist and his 28-year-old stand-in wife, who is an 'arranger' for the US Army band Pershing's Own, then walked the route President-elect Trump and his wife will take as part of the Inaugural Parade

A young woman with long blonde hair played the part of Hillary Clinton and was joined by a man standing in for Bill

The woman, who sported a name placard, couldn't resist snapping a selfie as she took her seat at the dress rehearsal. A man wearing sunglasses stood in for Former President Jimmy Carter (left). A man stands in for President Obama (right)

Other stand-ins playing dignitaries embraced the spirit of the dress rehearsal, waving as they prepared to take their seats on the National Mall

At 11.30am, opening remarks will begin. President-elect Trump will be sworn in at 12pm by Chief Justice John Roberts.

INAUGURATION SCHEDULE 6.30am: Security opens 9.30am: Music begins 11.30am: Opening remarks 12pm: Swearing in ceremony Inaugural luncheon Inaugural Parade 7pm: Inaugural Ball Advertisement

Pence will be sworn in as Vice President by Clarence Thomas shortly beforehand.

After he is sworn in, Trump will deliver his inaugural address. A departure ceremony for Barack Obama will follow.

Trump will then attend an Inaugural Luncheon in the Statuary Hall of the Capitol building before embarking on the Inaugural Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House.

In the evening they will attend the first Inaugural Ball.

President-elect Trump is optimistic the event will pull large crowds and has shrugged off an onslaught of Democrats and celebrities who have vowed to boycott it.

Nineteen lawmakers have publicly promised not to attend, their protest fueled by a recent row between the businessman and civil rights campaigner John Lewis who said he would not be a 'legitimate' leader.

Members of the military salute during the dress rehearsal on Sunday in Washington D.C. Thousands will turn out for the historic event including several branches of the US Armed Forces

Workers were seen hanging flags at the Capitol in preparation for the event on Sunday morning

Members of the US Army marching band walk down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House as part of the rehearsal

Security lined the streets outside Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday

US Army servicemen and women lined the route the Inaugural Parade will take on Sunday as military bands marched it

Opera Andrea Bocelli pulled out on Friday amid concerns for his safety and Broadway star Jennifer Holliday also canceled her performance at a concert on the eve of the event.

She apologized to her fans in the LGBT committee for ever considering a performance, telling them in an open letter: 'I sincerely apologize for my lapse of judgement, for being uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in history and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans.'

Despite a growing list of no-shows, Trump told Twitter followers on Saturday: 'Inauguration Day is turning out to be even bigger than expected. January 20th, Washington D.C. Have fun!'

Country singers Toby Keith and Lee Greenwood are scheduled to perform. America's Got Talent star Jackie Evancho, 16, will sing at the swearing-in ceremony.