Over the last weeks, it seems every self-respecting publication and news outlet in America has felt bliged to pay fealty to the late Queen and thus to the Crown that once enslaved millions of people of color and insolently even taxed the white people without representation. All is forgiven apparently. Centuries of air time have been devoted to the passing of a monarch, and her reality TV offspring are the object of odd worship. Whatever the cause of this deplorable defect in the American character, JFK Facts is not immune.
A JFK Facts reader writes:
Yesterday's service in Westminster Abbey and the funeral procession was quite an emotional moment, and the outpouring of grief and emotion from around the world very touching. Personally, I've never seen such a powerful and magnificent memorial since President Kennedy's funeral.
I wouldn’t know—I was in kindergarten in 1963—but I believe him. My friend is a military man and a thoughtful guy so I suspended my anti-elitist elitism, at least for one posting.
My friend passed along the above photo of Prince Phillip in JFK’s funeral procession and included a touching article about Prince Phillip, who died in April 2021.
After JFK’s funeral, a friend recalled, Jackie went looking for her son John John.
There she found the Prince sprawled on the floor, playing and laughing with the murdered president's son. Days from his 3d birthday, John had said earlier that he "didn't have anybody to play with" (also: "where's Daddy?") and her Majesty's husband decided that he would entertain the boy.
Two years later, the Prince and the boy were still friends.
JFK Jr. died an untimely death in 1999, which is now exploited by the maliciously odd QAnon cult
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An amusing anecdote.
In the Netflix series "The Crown", there is an episode about when President Kennedy and Jackie visited the Royals. When JFK's limousine arrives at Buckingham Palace, the entire household staff rushes out of every look and cranny to get a gaze at their glamourous visitors. Meanwhile Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip are waiting to receive the first couple. "I just can't understand what all this excitement is about!", the Queen says. "It's like Royalty!", Prince Phillip answers. "Don't be funny"! an annoyed Elizabeth retorts.
I just saw a video about Caroline arriving in Australia in July to take her position as U.S. Ambassador, having previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
Her mother believed right-wing elements of the government were responsible for her husband's murder as did JFK's White House secretary, his brother RFK, and others in JFK's circle. Surely, Jackie expressed these beliefs to Caroline.
It's amazing to me that Caroline would want to serve the government (i.e. the real government: the military-industrial-surveillance state, deep state, or whatever you want to call it) that killed her father.
Also, why did she withdraw her name to succeed Hillary Clinton as senator when Hillary was appointed Secretary of State? Was she warned to stay away from a powerful political position that might give her authority to investigate what the CIA knows? She might end up like uncle Robert.