In First Class, Madeleine Astor was about five months pregnant while on board. As she and husband "Jack" Astor waited on the boat deck, she lent Leah Aks her shawl to keep her son Filly warm. At one point the Astors retired to the gymnasium and sat on the mechanical horses, and later moved down to A-Deck from where Mrs Astor boarded lifeboat 4 aided by her husband and Second Officer Charles Lightoller. Madeleine, survived the shipwreck and gave birth to their son, naming him John Jacob. Even in

You've probably heard of the richest man on #TITANIC, but how well do you know the story of his courtship with the much younger Madeleine Force? John and Madeleine Astor were supposed to be returning from their honeymoon to start a new life together, but TITANIC turned the newlyweds’ happy plans into a tragic love story. Discover #LoveonTITANIC and the touching stories of the real people who sailed with her. | RMS Titanic, Inc.