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“The happiest man alive”: Never-before-seen footage of JFK Jr’s secret wedding

<p>Viewers will be able to get a glimpse into the secret wedding of John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette later this year thanks to a new special.</p> <p>The special, which was first announced in 2018, will share footage shot by Kennedy’s friend during his wedding to Bessette in 1996 on Cumberland Island in Georgia.</p> <p>“On an island off of Georgia we came together on this 18th century plantation. In this dirty, dilapidated, shuttered church next to a pig sty,” a friend says in the preview.</p> <p>“No air conditioning, very little power on the island. It was the best place for them to host a secret ceremony.”</p> <p>That same friend then says afterwards: “Nobody would have expected that three years later we’d be at another church for another reason.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">More trailer footage...JFK Jr &amp; Carolyn Bessette: A Camelot Wedding <a href="https://t.co/Nl08voKU7f">pic.twitter.com/Nl08voKU7f</a></p> — Mrs. M ☀️ (@MrsMogul) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrsMogul/status/1128341652773396480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">14 May 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The former first son fell victim to what many call the “Kennedy curse” and faced a tragic death. Speaking to <a rel="noopener" href="https://people.com/" target="_blank"><em>People</em></a> magazine in 2018, John Jr’s former assistant RoseMarie Terenzino said that the former bachelor was kept on his toes as Carolyn didn’t immediately agree to tie the knot.</p> <p>“He went into this thing about how everything’s better with a partner, not just fishing but life,” she said.</p> <p>But despite his determination, Carolyn found the fame that came with being John Jr's partner to be daunting.</p> <p>“She held off the proposal for about three weeks. I think it made him all the more intent on marrying her,” said Terenzino.</p> <p>They eventually married one another in a private ceremony, but the happiness was short-lived as three years later, the pair were killed in a plane crash as they travelled to the same island where John Jr first popped the question.</p> <p>The tragedy occurred on July 16, 1999 as the couple and John Jr’s sister-in-law Lauren were en route to the wedding of his cousin Rory, with John Jr flying the plane.</p> <p>They never made it.</p> <p>It was later revealed that extreme weather conditions caused the plane to crash, claiming all three lives.</p> <p>Their lives were cut short, during a period where the couple were still very much in love.</p> <p>“To say their relationship was on the rocks is just inaccurate,” said Carole Radziwill, the former wife of John Jr’s cousin Anthony Radziwill.</p> <p>“They loved each other – Carolyn was quite the loveable person.</p> <p>“She was clever, she was naughty and she had the balance of being able to be really serious and deep yet funny.”</p> <p>She went on to say: “I still miss her after all these years.”</p>

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What happened the night JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy died

<p>In an upcoming investigative series “How It Really Happened: JFK Jr's Tragic Final Flight,” Carole Radziwill opens up about the plane crash that killed her best friend Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her cousin-in-law John F Kennedy Jr.</p> <p>In the two-hour TV special, Carole will detail her final phone call with Carolyn. Carole not only spoke to the couple just before they died but she was supposed to meet the pair when they landed.  </p> <p>"Carolyn called me from the plane right before they were taking off," Carole says in a teaser clip. "And I think it was probably a little bit after eight o' clock. I don't remember anything really important from that conversation. I didn't certainly think it would be the last time I would speak to my friend. I remember at the end she said, you know, 'I love you.' And for some reason, I didn't say I love you back. And that always stuck with me. And then she said 'I'll call you when we land.' And then that was the last I ever heard from her."</p> <p>Carol will also reveal how she reacted when she found out her friends had not made it to Martha's Vineyard.</p> <p>"I spent 15 years as a journalist and producer at ABC News, and I thought, 'OK, I need to figure out this story and solve it somehow. I need to figure out where they are, because they're somewhere,'" she says.</p> <p>“JFK Jr's Tragic Final Flight" will premiere on HLN at 9 pm ET on March 10. No word yet on when it will air here.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/books/2016/12/books-to-enrich-mind-body-and-soul/"><em>6 books to enrich your mind, body and soul</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/books/2016/11/top-cities-for-booklovers/"><em>Top cities for booklovers</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/books/2016/11/books-for-children-of-all-ages/"><em>6 books ideal for children of every age</em></a></strong></span></p> <p> </p>

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