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In Pictures: 'Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket is taken to Boston'

By James Wray Aug 28, 2009, 0:25 GMT

Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket is taken by military escort from a private Mass at his home to a waiting hearse for a motorcade procession to Boston, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Kara Kennedy gets a hug from someone after her father's, Sen. Edward Kennedy, casket was loaded into a hearse at the Kennedy compound 27 August 2009. Kara Kennedy is surrounded by her siblings, Patrick, left, and Edward Jr. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/

Sen. Edward Kennedy's flag draped casket is lifted and carried to a hearse which took him to Boston for a wake a funeral 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Edward Kennedy's casket is taken by military escort from a private Mass this afternoon at the Kennedy Compound to a waiting hearse for a motorcade procession to Boston, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Joe Kennedy and his wife, Beth, leave a private Mass held for Kennedy's uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy who died this week after battling cancer, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

The flag draped casket of Sen. Edward Kennedy is lead out of his home and down the wrap around porch to a hearse that took him from his Hyannisport home to Boston, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg talks with family and friends after the Mass for her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy at the Kennedy compound, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Flags wave in the wind on the 'Mya,' the sailing vessel of United States Senator Edward M Kennedy in the Hyannis Port Harbour off the coast of Hyannis Port Massachusetts USA 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy will lie in repose for a public and a private viewing at the John F Kennedy Library in Boston later today. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

The American flag flys at half staff outside the Kennedy home on the coast of Hyannis Port Massachusetts USA 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy will lie in repose for a public and a private viewing at the John F Kennedy Library in Boston later today. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

Edward Kennedy's sister, Jean, (L), and wife, Victoria, watch as Kennedy's casket is loaded into a hearse at the family's home, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

The Kennedy family watches as Sen. Edward Kennedy's casket is loaded into a hearse that was part of a motorcade up to Boston, 27 August 2009. Mourners lined the streets to pay their last respects to Democratic Party icon Edward Kennedy as his casket was transported to brother John F Kennedy‘s presidential library in Boston for a public wake. Kennedy died this week after battling brain cancer. EPA/MERRILY LUNSFORD/POOL

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket is carried by an honor guard from a hearse into the John F. Kennedy Library as the Kennedy family watches in Boston, Massachusetts where Kennedy will lie in repose for two days 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died 25 August 2009 after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/MATT CAMPBELL

The Kennedy family with Jean Kennedy Smith (L) and Victoria Kennedy (R) at the front watch as Senator Edward Kennedy's casket is carried by an honor guard from a hearse into the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts where Kennedy will lie in repose for two days 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died 25 August 2009 after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/MATT CAMPBELL

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket is carried by an honor guard into the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts as his wife Victoria Kennedy (C) watches 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died 25 August 2009 after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/PETER FOLEY

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket sits in the hearse waiting to be carried by an honor guard from a hearse into the John F. Kennedy Library as the Kennedy family watches in Boston, Massachusetts where Kennedy will lie in repose for two days 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died 25 August 2009 after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/MATT CAMPBELL

Robert Kennedy Jr., nephew of Edward Kennedy, greets people waiting in line outside the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died on 25 August after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/PETER FOLEY

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket is carried by an honor guard into the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, where Kennedy will lie in repose for two days, in Massachusetts, USA, 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died on 25 August after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/MATT CAMPBELL

Senator Edward Kennedy's casket is carried by an honor guard into the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 27 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died on 25 August after a battle with brain cancer. EPA/PETER FOLEY