Robert F Kennedy's granddaughter Kyle dies at New England home aged just 42

The granddaughter of Robert F Kennedy has died in her New England home at the age of 42, her family say. 

Kyle Kennedy passed away at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts on September 1, according to an online obituary. 

The mother-of-three's cause and manner of death have not been revealed. 

She was the daughter of Michael Kennedy, the nephew of President John F Kennedy, and Victoria Denise Gifford, whose father was NFL legend Frank Gifford. 

In 2020, Kyle suffered a severe spinal cord injury that left her permanently paralyzed. 

Her obituary said that despite the injury, 'Kyle fought to maintain her dry wit and determination through it all, trying to be the best possible mother to her sons.'

Kennedy joins a long list of members of the political dynasty that have lost their lives over the years, which has become known among the public as the 'Kennedy curse.' 

Her passing comes just months after it was revealed that Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the niece of HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, died from a fentanyl overdose when she mysteriously passed away in 2019.  

Kyle Kennedy's family wrote in her obituary that she devoted her life to early childhood education, and described her as 'blessed with a formidable intellect, dry wit, and beauty.'

She was aged just 13 when her father Michael tragically died by skiing into a tree while playing football with other Kennedy family members in 1997. 

Her daughter Josephine also sadly died days after being born, and she is survived by her two sons Conor and Declan, aged 12 and 10.