In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and his sister-in-law Lauren Bessette passed away tragically after their plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. Not only was Carolyn one of her best friends, but she was also her cousin by marriage, Carole's late husband Anthony was John's cousin.
"There's a weird reference to an individual who died tragically, like a really early age that I have to highlight," Tyler tells Carole in this clip k of the episode (see below), to which she replies, "Oh my God."
That was in large part due to Tyler's description of Carolyn's energy. "From her perspective, the amount of life that she had inside of her was intense that comes across in, like, I'm a force," he says. "If she walks in the room, I feel like everyone looks at her."
That sounds just like Carolyn to Carole. "When I gave Tyler the ring, he almost immediately characterized her exactly how she was and was so on point that I felt her presence," she says.
When Carole finds out who Tyler is connecting with, she's pretty speechless. "It's a little bit overwhelming," she tells Tyler during the sit-down.
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