The Kennedy family has been plunged into fresh mourning following the death of Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former United States President John F. Kennedy. She died at the age of 35, her family confirmed.
The news was announced in a statement shared on social media by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the family wrote, sparking an outpouring of grief and tributes across the United States and beyond.
Schlossberg, a respected climate journalist and author, had revealed in November that she was battling an aggressive form of cancer and had been given less than a year to live. She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024, shortly after the birth of her second child.
In a deeply personal essay published last month in The New Yorker titled A Battle With My Blood, Schlossberg wrote candidly about her illness, fears, and the emotional toll of confronting death at a young age. She said her first and most painful thought after her diagnosis was that her children might grow up without remembering her.
She detailed undergoing intense treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, while acknowledging that doctors offered little optimism about her chances. Beyond her own suffering, Schlossberg wrote about the burden of adding another tragedy to a family already marked by loss, from the assassination of her grandfather in 1963 to the plane crash that killed her uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr., in 1999.
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Tatiana Schlossberg was the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, former US ambassador to Australia and Japan, and Edwin Schlossberg, a designer and author. Her younger brother, Jack Schlossberg, is currently seeking election to the US Congress in New York.
In her essay, she reflected on a lifetime spent trying to shield her mother from pain and disappointment, expressing heartbreak that her illness would bring further sorrow to the family. She also voiced disappointment over the appointment of her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a remark that drew wide attention.
Before her illness became public, Schlossberg had built a notable career in environmental journalism. She authored the book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have and contributed widely to the New York Times, writing on climate change, sustainability, and public policy.
In 2021, she reported on innovative efforts in London to use heat from the Underground railway system to warm homes, highlighting practical responses to climate change. Speaking to NBC News in 2019, she described climate change as the most important story of her generation, touching science, politics, health, and business.
Schlossberg said she believed journalism could inspire people to act and help confront the global climate crisis. Her death has been described by admirers as a profound loss to both the Kennedy legacy and the global environmental movement.
