Taylor Swift visits grave of Conor Kennedy's mother

Tuesday August 21, 2012 11:41 AM By Chris Serico

Photo credit: AP | This file photo shows singer Taylor Swift at the 2012 Billboard Awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. Swift joined several members of the Kennedy clan, including boyfriend Conor Kennedy, in a somber weekend visit to the grave of his mother on Cape Cod. Swift and Kennedy held hands and at one point appeared to bow their heads in prayer, as did his siblings, while visiting the resting place of Mary Richardson Kennedy on Sunday. (May 20, 2012)

Taylor Swift showed a new level of support for her boyfriend, Conor Kennedy, by visiting his mother's grave on Cape Cod this weekend with the Kennedy family.

The country singer's action appeared to provide a moment of peace to Conor, the son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the late Mary Kennedy. Mary Kennedy committed suicide in Bedford in May following battles over divorce proceedings and custody. Conor is now the administrator of her estate.

According to reports, Swift and Conor Kennedy held hands by the grave with more than a dozen members of the Kennedy family beside them at the St. Francis Xavier Cemetary in Hyannis.

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Swift's publicist did not immediately return a call for comment.

The gesture comes less than a week after Swift reportedly bought a Cape Cod home across the street from Conor's grandmother, Ethel, for just under $5 million. And Taylor and Conor's romance appeared to go public after they dined on thin-crust pizza last month at Marcella's Pizza in downtown Mount Kisco.

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