Photo:Caitlyn Jenner/instagram
Caitlyn Jenner/instagram
Caitlyn Jenneris paying tribute to her late motherEsther Jenner(née McGuire).
On Friday, the 73-year-old Olympic gold medalist shared a photo onInstagramof her speaking during Esther’s funeral. Esther died on April 20 at age 96.
“I spoke at my moms memorial service yesterday. It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do,” Caitlyn captioned the post. “I miss her terribly every day. She is loved and missed and in a better place.”
In the comment section, Jenner’s sonBrandon Jennerremembered his grandmother as “an amazing woman.”
Brandon, 41, added, “She rolled her own her whole life till 96 years old. She may have been on to something? See you in the other side Grandma. ❤️”
Caitlyn’s daughterKylie Jenneralso responded with a string of white heart emojis.
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Last month, Caitlyn announcedEsther’s deathin a heartfelt Instagram post.
“I am heartbroken to announce my mom passed away yesterday morning, peacefully,” she wrote alongside several photos of her mother over the years. “Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person that loved me my entire life.”
Caitlyn continued, “I will miss her tremendously. She was a few weeks shy of 97 and lived a full life. Love you mom.”
Esther, who struggled withhealth problemsin later years, publicly voiced her support for Caitlyn after shetransitionedin 2015.
“It takes so much courage to do what she’s doing,” she told PEOPLE in June 2016. “When I first saw [Caitlyn], all I wanted to do was give her a big hug.”
“I love her,” she added at the time. “And she’s happy. That’s all that matters.”
Fans were first introduced to Esther in a 2013 episode ofKeeping Up with the Kardashians.She went on to appear on Caitlyn’s other E! show,I Am Cait, and her Netflix series,Untold: Caitlyn Jenner.
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The mother-daughter duo stayed close over the years. Estherrang in her 94th birthdaywith the former athlete in May 2020. At the gathering, Caitlyn sang “Happy Birthday” to the Jenner family matriarch and presented her with a piece of cake, which was topped with a candle.
“Yay! 94 years old!” Caitlyn said at the time in an Instagramvideo.
source: people.com
