Kate Phillips, The Titanic Survivor Whose Story Of Love Aboard The Doomed Ship May Have Helped Inspire The Classic 1997 Film
All That's Interesting | 03.06.2026 06:00
On April 15, 1912, Kate Phillips lost everything. During the sinking of the RMS Titanic, she lost her lover, Henry Morley, who perished, as well as the dream of their new life together in California. But as Phillips boarded a lifeboat, she left the Titanic with two things — a child in her womb, and a blue sapphire necklace that Morley had gifted her as a token of his love.
