Granddaughter of John F Kennedy dies weeks after terminal cancer reveal

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Source: 9news.com.au
Granddaughter of John F Kennedy dies weeks after terminal cancer reveal

Tatiana Schlossberg, an environmental journalist who was a granddaughter of US president John F Kennedy, has died aged 35.

"Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts," herfamily said in a statement posted on social media by the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Schlossberg's death comes a month after she announced a terminal leukemia diagnosis in an essay in The New Yorker.

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She said doctors discovered the cancer shortly after she gave birth to her daughter in May 2024.

Also a published author, Schlossberg had previously written about science and climate at The New York Times.

She was the second daughter of former US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and designer Edwin Schlossberg.

Schlossberg is survived by her husband, George Moran, and their two children.

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