Private funeral mass held for granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy

SUMMARY

A private funeral mass was held on Monday for the 22-year-old granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy, who died last week after being found unresponsive at the family's compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, a family spokesman said. Saoirse Kennedy Hill was laid to rest following the mass at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, Massachusetts, Kennedy family spokesman Brian O'Connor said. Her parents and 91-year-old grandmother, Ethel Kennedy, attended the closed service in Centerville, southeast of Boston on Cape Cod, along with members of the extended Kennedy clan, local media reported.

By ReutersAug 6, 2019 10:09:57 AM IST (Updated)

The hearse arrives for the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy, in Centerville, Massachusetts. (REUTERS/Katherine Taylor)

Mourners pay respect at the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Pool via REUTERS)

Maria Shriver (C) at the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy, in Centerville, Massachusetts. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Pool via REUTERS)

Courtney Kennedy Hill (C) looks on as the casket of her daughter is taken from the hearse at the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy, in Centerville, Massachusetts. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Pool via REUTERS)

Courtney Kennedy Hill, consoled by Maria Shriver (R) and Sydney Lawford McKelvy (L) looks on as the casket of her daughter is taken from the church after the funeral mass for her daughter Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, in Centerville, Massachusetts. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Pool via REUTERS

The hearse leaves from the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. (REUTERS/Katherine Taylor)