Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, the acclaimed environmental journalist, author, and granddaughter of President John F Kennedy, has died at the age of 35. The environmental journalist and author revealed her diagnosis publicly only weeks after her death in a deeply personal essay in The New Yorker, casting a national spotlight on both her work and her struggle.
Her passing on 30 December 2025 has prompted an outpouring of grief from the Kennedy family and the wider journalistic and environmental communities. Her family announced her death through a statement shared by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, saying: 'Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.'
