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Marie Claire
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Amy Mackelden

How Prince Philip Stepped Up When John F. Kennedy Jr. Bemoaned Not Having "Anybody to Play With" Following JFK's Assassination

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Jackie Kennedy, widow of assassinated US President John F. Kennedy, with her children Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr., who held hands with Prince Philip at Runnymede for The Kennedy Memorial Stone ceremony May 14, 1965.

Queen Elizabeth spent seven decades on the throne, and her husband, Prince Philip, was by her side throughout. Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Elizabeth and Philip traveled to Washington to support JFK's wife, Jackie Kennedy, and their children, Caroline and John.

"The weekend of the Kennedy assassination, [Prince Philip] flew to Washington for the funeral," historian and journalist Paul Brandus previously shared on X. "At the White House on Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy was looking for John Jr. and opened the door to his playroom."

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