Caroline Kennedy Honors Her Late Daughter Tatiana’s Memory for Her Children
Caroline Kennedy is stepping up, much like her mother, Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy Onassis, to ensure that her late daughter, Tatiana Schlossberg, is remembered by her young kids.
According to a source, “Caroline is doing what her mother did for her. Her brother, John, is also making sure that his children remember their mother, setting a similar example.” This insight was shared with People magazine earlier this week.
Tatiana is survived by her husband George Moran and their two children: a 3-year-old son, Edwin, and a 1-year-old daughter, Josephine.
The source, identified as a “family friend,” highlighted how Jackie O maintained the memory of her husband, John F. Kennedy, for Caroline and her late brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., after their father’s assassination.
Historian Stephen M. Gillon noted, “Tatiana’s son is the same age John was when he tragically lost his father. History is, sadly, repeating itself.” He elaborated that Caroline, having endured significant loss in her life, shares a deep connection with her niece’s experience: “For Caroline, it’s a series of horrendous personal tragedies, and this may be the hardest of them all.”
Caroline has faced multiple significant losses, including her father, mother, and brother John Jr. A representative for her did not reply to inquiries from Page Six.
Tatiana passed away on December 30 at the age of 35, just a month after revealing her struggle with acute myeloid leukemia. A statement from the JFK Library Foundation confirmed the news, expressing that “Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning” and that she “will always be in our hearts.”
A private funeral was held for Tatiana at St. Ignatius Loyola Church on New York City’s Upper East Side, attended by family including Caroline, her father Edwin Schlossberg, and Tatiana’s siblings, Jack and Rose.
In one of her poignant essays for The New Yorker, published in November 2025, Tatiana described her diagnosis occurring shortly after giving birth to Josephine. She expressed her fears that her children might not remember her after doctors informed her that she had about a year left to live.
“I worried that the children whose faces I would carry in my memories would not remember me,” she wrote, capturing the heartbreak of her situation.
In the concluding part of her essay, she reflected on spending as much time as possible with her children. “I try to be present and live in the moment. But it’s tough; I find myself oscillating between memories of my childhood and watching my children grow. Sometimes, I convince myself that I’ll hold onto these moments forever. But deep down, I know that I won’t. The unknown of death looms large, leaving me to grapple with my thoughts of memory,” she shared.
