Ethel Kennedy to be honored at Washington memorial with former presidents in attendance

The three most recent Democratic presidents will be on hand Wednesday at a memorial service in Washington honoring the life of Ethel Kennedy.

The service will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, according to the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization.

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President Joe Biden will be in attendance, as will former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

The White House confirmed that Biden will deliver a eulogy.

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Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family, died last week at the age of 96. She leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren as well as a legacy of work for human rights and social justice causes.

The Washington service comes two days after a funeral mass for Kennedy on Cape Cod.

Kennedy, the widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, died last week at 96 after suffering a stroke a week earlier.

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