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The central part of the tiara is said to have been given to Lady Cynthia Hamilton (Diana’s grandmother) in 1919 by her husband’s great-aunt, Lady Sarah Isabella Spencer.—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026 Schlossberg is President John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, while Shriver's mother is Eunice Kennedy Shriver – the sister of the former president, aunt of Caroline Kennedy, 68, and great-aunt of Schlossberg.—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 Wallpaper, everywhere Wallpaper, once nothing more than an outdated choice in your great-aunt’s living room, has come back with a vengeance.—Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2025 In a touch of magical realism, Dolores hears a chorus of voices made up of her deceased female relatives, including her two mothers, aunts, great-aunts and grandmothers, commenting on her decisions.—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great-aunt