The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, succumbs after a battle with leukemia.

The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, died on Tuesday following a recent revelation of a rare leukemia diagnosis.

Family and Institution Confirm the Passing

Her passing was confirmed in a online announcement by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will forever remain in our hearts.”

Insight into the Illness

Within a recently published piece this past fall, she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer with a uncommon variant.

This condition is a cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood cells.

Those close to her has requested privacy as they mourn this profound loss.