Ethel Kennedy, a longtime advocate for human rights and widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy, has di3d following complications from a stroke. The Kennedy family confirmed the news, with her grandson, Joe Kennedy III, sharing the announcement on social media. She was 96 years old.
“She was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant, and we are comforted in knowing she is reunited with the love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy; her children David and Michael; her daughter-in-law Mary; her grandchildren Maeve and Saoirse; and her great-grandchildren Gideon and Josie,” Joe Kennedy III wrote. He added that the family is requesting privacy during this difficult time.