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

The granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, succumbed on Tuesday after a recent revelation of a uncommon leukemia diagnosis.

Family and Institution Shares News of the Passing

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

“Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts.”

Insight into the Diagnosis

Within a personal essay late last year, she disclosed that she had been suffering from AML, a form of leukemia with a uncommon variant.

Acute myeloid leukemia is a cancer that affects the body's blood-forming tissues.

The family asks for privacy during this time as they mourn this profound loss.