London socialite Lady Antonia Fraser, who had a scandalous love affair with Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter, has told in her in her new book "Must You Go" about that love affair how Caroline Kennedy was almost killed by an IRA bomb in 1975.
Caroline Kennedy was staying in London at the home of the Frasers, Sir Hugh and Antonia, when the IRA placed a bomb under Fraser's car because of his outspoken comments on Northern Ireland.
If Fraser and Kennedy had sat in the car as they had intended the next day and started the engine they would have been immediately blown up.
Jackie Kennedy was an old acquaintance of Sir Hugh and probably an old girlfriend.
Instead the renowned cancer specialist, Gordon Hamilton Fairley accidentally detonated the bomb, killing himself after his dog dragged it from underneath the car while they were out walking. Over 10,000 people attended his funeral amid widespread revulsion over the killing.
The consequences of the IRA blowing up John F. Kenendy's daughter would have been incredible, and would have done massive damage to the organization if it had occurred. Years later, Teddy Kenendy, Caroline's uncle, played a huge role in securing an IRA ceasefire when he was a key figure in getting Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams a US visa.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Bythebay | Jun 30, 2012, 09:44 PM EDT
refelforce, hardly dumping a kid off, Caroline Kennedy was nearly 20 years old at the time, an adult.
killowen | Jan 25, 2010, 07:29 PM EST
Another means to excite folks to buy their scribblings. Waltzing the paddies around. Mitchell and Ted Kennedy received their knighthood for the con ................ That peace agreement was/is a joke - it saved lives that we can be thankful of. England's planted ones are serving their benefactor loyally and will for ever more to ensure that an entity called Ireland remains to satisfy UK's symbolisms ie,. the harp - on flags/standards, emblems and emblazoned on carvings across commonwealth buildings, worldwide. A United Ireland and the removal of the equivalent of the hammer and sickle from those of Soviet countries would diminish Saxons everywhere.
Rebelforce | Jan 25, 2010, 04:54 PM EST
Yes, we all know how Jackie Kennedy was well known to dump her kids off at the homes of British aristocrats while she galivanted across Europe in search of rich men. My source? You can look it up in any issue of the 'National Enquirer' from the 1970s. I'm still waiting for the book about how the IRA was responsible for the death of Princess Grace.
Liamkeyes | Jan 25, 2010, 04:13 PM EST
Christiaall states "I think Ted Kennedy is where he belongs" Would the writer please elaborate on that statement for me please. I am aware that he is buried next to his two brothers in Arlington National Cemetery, After that I am at a loss.
citizen69 | Jan 25, 2010, 03:26 PM EST
'' the IRA placed a bomb under Fraser's car because of his outspoken comments''.... Sounds just like today's Islamic fundamentalist jihadists!
beachline | Jan 25, 2010, 02:28 PM EST
Thanks to marmaure (12:22pm) for also thinking the first paragraph is gibberish. I read the article twice and finally just went to the comments section. Patrick--you need to take a refresher course in writing articles. I am glad nothing happened to Caroline Kennedy..another tradegy for the Kennedy family would be devastating.
cabbagehead44 | Jan 25, 2010, 01:23 PM EST
it's no wonder that Caroline Kennedy was so nervous during her recent aborted political run for office in New York. She knows personally the ugly side of being in the political spotlight. I don't blame her for dropping out.
marmaure | Jan 25, 2010, 12:22 PM EST
Patrick Roberts, are you a writer? Check out the syntax on your first paragraph-it is gibberish. Tsk, tsk. Regarding the story-it would have been one more Kennedy family tragedy-how horrible to think about it!
MalcomAC | Jan 25, 2010, 10:27 AM EST
They're lucky they didn't.
Christisall | Jan 25, 2010, 08:22 AM EST
I think ted kennedy is where he belongs. . .