Cheryl Hines has written a sweet message to her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the death of his mother.

Ethel Kennedy died this week at the age of 96. Her son wrote a lengthy tribute on he said she was now with her late husband, Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.

“She took joy from every moment, but for 56 years she longed for the day when she would be reunited with her beloved husband,” he wrote.

Hines, who has been with RFK Jr. since 2014. is married, responded to his emotional post by writing, “Your mother was very proud of you, Bobby.” She added a single white heart emoji.

Rather the Limit your enthusiasm actress herself had paid tribute to her mother-in-law.

Hines shared an old photo of her walking along the sea in a red coat and barefoot, writing: “My mother-in-law, Ethel Kennedy, Bobby’s mother, passed away this morning.

“It has been a great honor for me to have shared laughter and love with Ethel. Her charisma, wisdom and strength will live on in every memory of her. Bobby and I spent many warm nights in Hyannis Port, where We ate with her and heard stories.” from her special life.

‘She always made me laugh. She was never too serious, except when necessary. She dressed to the nines barefoot. She will be missed.”

“My love is for family,” she added.

Ethel Kennedy was born in Chicago in 1928 and married Robert F. Kennedy in 1950. They had eleven children. On June 5, 1968, he was shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and pronounced dead the next day. It came five years after her brother-in-law, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated.

She died on October 10 after being admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke in her sleep on October 3.

Joe Kennedy III, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, posted on X: “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our wonderful grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. She died this morning from complications related to a stroke she recently suffered. week.

“In addition to a lifetime of work in social justice and human rights, our mother is survived by nine children, 34 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom love her dearly. She was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant, and we are comforted in the knowledge that she has been reunited with the love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy, her children David and Michael, her daughter-in-law Mary; -grandchildren Gideon and Josie.

“Please keep her in your hearts and prayers.”

Newsweek has representatives from Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emailed for comment.