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Plan for the Ethel Kennedy memorial service in DC. Biden gives a eulogy


Plan for the Ethel Kennedy memorial service in DC. Biden gives a eulogy

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View photos from Ethel Kennedy's memorial service here.

A memorial service for Ethel Kennedy will be held in Washington on Wednesday.

According to her family, Kennedy, 96, died on October 10 after suffering a stroke a week earlier. Her funeral was held Monday in Hyannis.

The service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, the human rights group Robert F. Kennedy confirmed. Ethel Kennedy was the organization's founder and board member.

President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at the service, according to his schedule released by the White House.

“Ethel Kennedy was an American icon — a matriarch of optimism and moral courage, a symbol of resilience and service,” Biden said in a statement on Oct. 10. “Devoted to her family and her country, she had a backbone of steel and a heart of gold that inspired millions of Americans, including me and Jill.” We were lucky enough to call her a dear friend.

Kennedy was married to Robert F. Kennedy, brother of President John F. Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot in 1968 while running for president. Together the couple had 11 children.

Ethel Kennedy often spent summers at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport.

(This story has been updated to change a photo.)

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