Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US President John F. Kennedy, has died aged 35.
Her family announced her death in a social media post shared by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, writing: Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.
In November, Schlossberg, a climate journalist, announced her diagnosis of an aggressive form of cancer. She said in an essay that she had been given less than a year to live.
Schlossberg was the daughter of designer Edwin Schlossberg and diplomat Caroline Kennedy.
In an article published in The New Yorker titled, A Battle With My Blood, Schlossberg revealed she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in May 2024, shortly after giving birth to her second child. She expressed her sorrow at the thought of her children not remembering her due to her illness.
Schlossberg detailed her cancer treatment journey, involving chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but ultimately shared that her prognosis remained grim. She feared the pain her passing would cause her family, who have faced their share of tragedies, including the assassination of her grandfather, President Kennedy, and the death of her uncle, John F. Kennedy Jr.
Her younger brother, Jack Schlossberg, is currently running for Congress in New York. Reflecting on her situation, she wrote about her lifelong aspirations to be a good daughter and sibling, lamenting the addition of a new tragedy to her family’s legacy.
In her essay, she also expressed disappointment over her uncle Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent appointment to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Before writing about her health challenges, Schlossberg had established herself as a prominent climate journalist. She authored the book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have, and contributed to various environmental pieces for the New York Times. In 2021, she reported on innovative efforts to harness energy from the London Underground as part of climate change mitigation efforts.
I think climate change is the biggest story in the world, and it's a story about everything, she said in a 2019 NBC News interview. It's about science and nature, but it's also about politics and health and business. If I could help communicate about it, that might inspire other people to get involved and work on the issue.
