Caroline Kennedy became emotional while publicly honoring her late daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, during the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony.
Schlossberg, a granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy and daughter of Kennedy and designer Edwin Schlossberg, died on Dec. 30, 2025, at age 35 after battling acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer.
Weeks before her death, Schlossberg disclosed her diagnosis in a personal essay published in The New Yorker, detailing her treatment journey and the challenges of confronting a terminal illness while raising two young children.
Addressing attendees on May 31 at the annual ceremony held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Kennedy welcomed family members and guests before turning to her daughter’s memory. …