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The Heartbreaking Story Behind 3-Year-Old JFK Jr.’s Moving Salute to His Father’s Casket (Exclusive)
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A young John Jr. saluted his father in “the most poignant picture of the century” the same day as his third birthday
When John F. Kennedy Jr. saluted his father’s coffin on Nov. 25, 1963, Phillip Hannan, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, had a front-row seat to history.
“I was standing by him,” Hannan told historian William Manchester. “I saw the reaction of the people across the street. It was an instantaneous reaction. They broke down. I had heard say ‘John, salute.’ I knew then that this was the probably the most poignant picture of the century.”
The funeral was held on the same day as John’s third birthday, and later that day, there was a small party upstairs at the White House.
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“They had just laid his father to rest, saddest day in the world, and now they’re supposed to have a birthday celebration,” Secret Service Agent Clint Hill shares in a new book, , by PEOPLE editor-at-large Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio, John’s assistant and close friend.
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Twenty-five years after John’s death at 38 on July 16, 1999, when the plane he was piloting crashed off of Martha’s Vineyard, also killing his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, 33, and her sister, Lauren, 34, the new book, reveals never-before-told stories about the impact of his father’s death and John’s quest to define himself apart from his famous family.
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One of his closest friends, Sasha Chermayeff, shares a memory of walking through the East Village with John and her son Phineas, then three years old, not long before John’s death. Recalls Chermayeff, “I said, ‘You were this age when your father was killed, exactly this age,’ and he said, ‘You never get over it.’”
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“Why did he tell me you never get over it when we were talking about his dad’s death?” reflects Chermayeff. “Because he hadn’t.”
by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil comes out July 16 and is available for preorder now, wherever books are sold.
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Ian McKellen Says Queen Elizabeth Was ‘Quite Rude’ and King Charles Is ‘Clearly Damaged’
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The actor aired some explosive opinions about the royal family in a new interview
has some thoughts about the royal family.
In an interview with in the U.K. published on Friday, Sept. 6, the actor recalled his first interaction with the . “The Queen, I’m sure she was quite mad at the end,” , said. “And on the few occasions I met her she was quite rude.”
“When I received a medal for acting [the Companion of Honor in 2008], she said, ‘You’ve been doing this for an awfully long time.’ ” McKellan responded, hoping the joke would land: “Well, not as long as you.”
“I got a royal smile for that, but then she said, ‘Does anyone still actually go to the theatre?’ That’s bloody rude when you’re giving someone a medal for acting,” he continued. “It meant, ‘Does anyone care a f*** about you because I don’t. Now off you go!’ ”
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The Lord of the Rings alum also said, “Hats off to anyone who manages to stay sane in that world,” referring to the Queen’s husband, , who died in 2021. “Although even he was deeply, deeply eccentric and I suspect deeply unhappy.”
“Same with the present king,” he continued, referring to . “He sort of survives, but he is clearly damaged.”
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Elsewhere in the interview, McKellan spoke about , who in 2020. The actor said he is “most definitely on Harry’s side.” The publication noted that was “open on the table in front of him” at the time of the interview.
“Imagine being born into the royal family,” the actor said. “I’ve been in public life a bit, but these people are in prison. They can’t do anything normal. Can you imagine having to be nice to everyone you talk to?”
McKellan added that Harry, 39, is “probably not bright enough or doesn’t have the right friends to really help himself.” “Mind you, he had the pick of all the pretty women in the world. I hope he’s got the right one.”
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McKellan has been vocal about his royal family interactions. He shared during an appearance on . The two-time Oscar nominee claimed he and had sat on Queen Elizabeth’s throne while attending a banquet at Buckingham Palace.
“We went on dancing around the corner, and we found ourselves behind the band, and there behind this sort of partition was the thrones…so we sat on them,” McKellan said at the time.
He added jokingly, “It brings out the worst in you, Buckingham Palace.”
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Kate Middleton Ends Cancer Treatment as She Shares Rare Family Video
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Still, while Krasinski and Blunt generally keep their daughters out of the spotlight, the girls have proven to be pivotal sources of inspiration. Take, for instance, The Office alum’s latest film, If, which he wrote and directed.
“I would watch my kids disappear every day into this magical [world] that Emily and I aren’t invited into,” he told E! News on May 13. “And it was COVID, because I saw their lights starting to dwindle. I could see they were playing fewer and fewer imaginary games, and they started asking big questions and they were letting the world in.”
He continued, “I said, ‘Emily oh my god, that’s the definition of growing up. They’re deciding whether or not they should let go of childhood.’ And I went, ‘No. You don’t have to make that decision. That magical world you created is there for you always, you can always go back.'”
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