Jackie Kennedy

CNN’s new John F. Kennedy Jr. Documentary discovers the heartbreaking last letter Jackie Kennedy Her son wrote a letter a few days before his death from cancer in 1994.

Family and friends Gary Ginsberg Revealed in three-episode documentary The Prince of America At that time, Jackie shared words of encouragement for her then-33-year-old son, introducing his place in the grand political legacy of his family.

“I understand that even if we bring you into this world, you will always have to endure Kennedy’s pressure,” Jackie wrote to John. “Especially you have a place in history, no matter what kind of course you choose to live.”

She poignantly concluded: “I can only ask, you continue to make me, Kennedy’s family and yourself proud.”

Jackie was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December 1993 and immediately received chemotherapy. This treatment ultimately was ineffective because the cancer spread to Jackie’s spinal cord, brain and liver before March 1994.

The former first lady’s diagnosis appeared at the same time as her nephew Anthony Radziwill Testicular cancer recurs. exist The Prince of AmericaAnthony’s wife, Carole radziwillThe news begins about how Jackie and Anthony diagnose each other on the same phone. (Anthony died of his wife’s cancer for less than a month, his wife John Caroline Besset Kennedy, And her sister Lauren Bessette In July 1999, he died in a plane crash near Martha’s vineyard. )

“I remember [Anthony] Say, “Okay, you go first.” Then, [Jackie] “The news that I was diagnosed with lymphoma was bad news,” recalled Carole, 61, who is now in the United States. [for Jackie] It’s coming soon. I remember it was Sunday when we were together, [by] She passed away Thursday. ”

Carole reviews how Jackie’s death affects John as his mother is very confident in the career and date choices of lawyer-turned-in-the-magazin editor.

“John and Jackie, they’re really close,” Carroll said. “He was heartbroken, it was a tough time for him, but I want to say that there was almost a liberation [after Jackie’s death]. I think this is the first time he has done what he wants to do as freely as he wants to do. There are many benefits from this. ”

Jackie has never seen her future daughter Carolyn The Prince of AmericaCarole reflects how she and Carolyn really feel like they are suitable for the Kennedy clan.

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Cheryl Hines shared her support and condolences for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after her mother died. Kennedy, 70, paid tribute to his mother Ethel, who died earlier this week at the age of 96. Hines, 59, responded in the comment section. “It’s pretty,” Hines wrote on Thursday, October 10. […]

“It’s a big family, like all big families, you just have to learn a lot of politics and quirks. Maybe John’s family has more than others.” “The expectations are higher, [Carolyn] No game played. She didn’t attract anyone, and his family had no one. ”

this Ronny The alumni then explained, “I am from a very similar background. I grew up from a humble starting point (such as working class, upstate New York). Her mom was a single mother raising three daughters in a very working-class community. I think we feel real sisterhood because of this. We are like the ultimate outsiders.”

The Prince of America Saturday, August 9, premieres on CNN at 9 p.m. ET, with new episodes continuing every Saturday through August 23.