Caroline Kennedy stepped out in New York City for a good cause, marking one of her first public appearances since the death of daughter Tatiana Schlossberg.
Kennedy, 68, made a rare appearance on Wednesday, April 29, in support of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s visit to the United States, People reported.
Kennedy was reportedly seen at the Greater Together reception in partnership with The King’s Trust, a global charity founded by the British monarch in 1976 to help young people to succeed.
The former U.S. ambassador did not pose for photos at the event, which was held at British-founded auction house Christie’s. However, Town & Country reported on Thursday, April 30, that she was on the guest list.
“I won’t see the long-distance future, but I’m enormously grateful to you all for what you can all do as supporters to help this vital endeavor,” Charles, 77, told the attendees, which Town & County said included Kennedy, Martha Stewart, Lionel Richie and more.
The gala, which highlighted the cultural impact the U.K. has had on New York’s art, sports and community initiatives, raised more than $3 million to “tackle the global crisis in youth unemployment,” according to the Trust, making it the charity’s most successful gala held in New York to date.
Kennedy, who has a long-standing relationship with the royal family, has led a relatively private life despite her family legacy. Following the death of her daughter, Schlossberg, in December 2025, Kennedy has become even more reclusive.
Schlossberg died at the age of 35 following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She announced her terminal diagnosis in November 2025, writing an essay for the New Yorker.
“For my whole life, I have tried to be good, to be a good student and a good sister and a good daughter, and to protect my mother and never make her upset or angry,” she wrote. “Now I have added a new tragedy to her life, to our family’s life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”
Schlossberg’s death is the latest tragedy her mother has had to endure following the deaths of her father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963 when he was assassinated and her brother John F. Kennedy Jr. in a 1999 plane crash. Caroline’s uncle Robert F. Kennedy was also assassinated in 1968.
“When you think about the losses Caroline has suffered, it was only [her brother] John that had suffered the same — and then she lost John,” Kennedy historian Steven M. Gillon told People in an interview published on January 6, one day after Schlossberg was buried. “For Caroline, it’s a series of horrible personal tragedies that lead up to what may be the hardest of them all.”
Gillion pointed out, “Tatiana’s son is the same age that John was when he lost his dad. Tragically, history is repeating itself.”
Despite her grief, Caroline has made a few private appearances this year in support of her and husband Edwin Schlossberg’s son, Jack Schlossberg, who is running for Congress. (She also shares daughter Rose Schlossberg with Edwin, 80.)
Caroline also spoke with CBS News Sunday Morning in March about her 33-year-old son’s political ambitions.
“Well, I really trust Jack. I trust his judgment. I mean, some of the other people have been preparing for this for years and years, but he came to this new. I mean, he’s the outsider in this race, actually,” Caroline said, noting that it’s an “ironic” fact based on his family’s political history. “And I think, you know, people might laugh when they hear that, but it’s actually true.”
