The last survivor of the Camelot era , Joan Kennedy, was laid to rest in Boston on 14 October. She was the widow of Ted Kennedy, the “lion” of the Senate, and sister-in-law of John F Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy, who were assassinated in the 1960s in their prime.

Today, another Kennedy wields real power in Washington – Robert F Kennedy Jr , Donald Trump’s health secretary and leader of the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement . RFK Jr served as his aunt Joan’s pallbearer, carrying her coffin in a show of unity with his famous clan.

But the dynasty is in disarray. The Kennedys are furious that RFK Jr is tarnishing the family legacy by associating with Trump . They regard themselves as hereditary Democrats and are the closest the left-of-centre party has to a royal family.

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