Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of the late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, has passed away at the age of 35. Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg, publicly revealed her terminal cancer diagnosis in November 2025 through an essay in The New Yorker. Her family announced her death on social media, stating, “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts,” without providing details on the cause or location of her passing.
In May 2024, at the age of 34, Schlossberg was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia after her doctor observed elevated white blood cell counts following the birth of her second child. She underwent rounds of chemotherapy, two stem cell transplants, and participated in clinical trials. Despite medical efforts, she shared in her essay that her doctor only gave her a prognosis of potentially surviving for a year.
In the essay, Schlossberg criticized healthcare policies supported by her mother’s cousin, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., suggesting they could negatively impact cancer patients like herself. Prior to her passing, Schlossberg worked as a reporter covering climate change and environmental issues for the New York Times. Her book, “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have,” received recognition from the Society of Environmental Journalists in 2020.
Expressing her concerns for her children’s memories of her and lamenting the life she would not get to continue with her husband, George Moran, Schlossberg reflected on the pain felt by her parents and siblings as they tried to conceal their sorrow from her. Caroline Kennedy, Schlossberg’s mother, has faced significant tragedies in her own life, having lost her father, John F. Kennedy, her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy, and her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., in separate incidents.