Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 35, just weeks after she confirmed she had been diagnosed with blood cancerAn individual with curly hair, dressed in a black coat, is addressing a gathering through a microphone positioned in front of a scenic backdrop.Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy speaks during a memorial service in Runnymede, Surrey on November 22, 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of his assassination. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has passed away at the age of 35.

She was the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg. Her death comes just weeks after Tatiana revealed she had been diagnosed with blood cancer in May 2024, reports the Mirror

Medical professionals only uncovered that Tatiana had been fighting acute myeloid leukaemia following routine blood tests conducted after the birth of her second child. The heartbreaking news was announced by the JFK Library Foundation on social media, with the family stating: “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.

“George, Edwin and Josephine Moran, Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory.”

When initially disclosing her diagnosis, Tatiana recalled: “I did not – could not – believe that they were talking about me.”.

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Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.

George, Edwin and Josephine Moran

Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory

Tatiana Schlossberg

She explained that her treatment plan included chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.

She reflected: “I had swum a mile in the pool the day before, nine months pregnant. I wasn’t sick. I didn’t feel sick. I was actually one of the healthiest people I knew.”

In an op-ed piece, Tatiana described how she received unwavering support from her parents, alongside her sister Rose and brother Jack, throughout the gruelling months of treatment.

Rose proved to be a compatible match for stem cell donation, which she provided for Tatiana’s initial transfusion. She noted: “My brother was a half-match, but he still asked every doctor if maybe a half-match was better, just in case.”

In a poignant moment just weeks earlier, Kerry Kennedy, niece of John F Kennedy and Tatiana’s cousin, shared: “You know, she was so incredibly brave to express herself, and right now we’re all holding her in our hearts, and holding Caroline in our heart.”

Tatiana’s mum, Caroline, was merely five days shy of turning six when her father, President JFK, was tragically killed in Texas. Three decades on, Caroline’s sole surviving sibling, John F.

Kennedy Jr, perished in an aircraft accident. Tatiana reflected that her diagnosis had introduced “a new tragedy” into her family’s history.

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“There’s nothing I can do to stop it,” she acknowledged.

Yet even whilst undergoing medical care, Tatiana didn’t shy away from commenting on the controversy surrounding her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, securing the role of health and human services secretary under President Donald J Trump – despite lacking any medical credentials.

In a piece for The New Yorker, she observed: “I watched from my hospital bed as Bobby, in the face of logic and common sense, was confirmed for the position, despite never having worked in medicine, public health, or the government.

“I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines, technology that could be used against certain cancers; slashed billions in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the world’s largest sponsor of medical research; and threatened to oust the panel of medical experts charged with recommending preventive cancer screenings.”

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Despite being seriously unwell, Tatiana made certain her family remained her priority, including her husband George Moran, to whom she wed in 2017, and their children Edwin and Josephine. She recalled how George would travel home, settle the children into bed, then make his way back to the hospital with Tatiana’s evening meal.

Upon receiving her diagnosis and being informed she had “maybe” a year remaining, Tatiana’s thoughts immediately turned to her two youngsters, with the devastating worry that they might not retain memories of her following her passing. “My son might have a few memories, but he’ll probably start confusing them with pictures he sees or stories he hears,” she poignantly revealed.

She described how her son was aware of her occupation, something she had to gently remind him about as her health deteriorated. However, Tatiana shared that she was never in a position to change her daughter’s nappy, bathe her, or feed her, owing to infection risks following her transplant.

Tatiana acknowledged she was “gone” for nearly half of her daughter’s initial year and found herself questioning whether her youngest would ever “feel or remember” her presence after she had departed.