Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has died, says grandson

Ethel Kennedy is helped to the church at the funeral mass for Saoirse Kennedy Hill granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy in Centerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, died on Thursday, her grandson Joe Kennedy III said in a social media post. She was 96.

“It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week,” Kennedy said in a post on X.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; editing by David Ljunggren)