Very sad news.
Saoirse Kennedy Hill, a granddaughter of Robert Kennedy and daughter of Irishman Paul Hill, has been found dead at the Kennedy family compound in Cape Cod in the United States.
She was the daughter of Robert and Ethel Kennedy’s fifth child, Courtney, and Paul Michael Hill, one of the Guildford Four, who were wrongly imprisoned for the bombing of two pubs by the Irish Republican Army in 1974.
She attended Boston College, where she was due to graduate next year.
The Kennedy family made the announcement in a statement overnight following reports of a death at the Kennedy house. No cause of death was given.
In a statement released to local media, the Kennedy family noted her passion for human rights and empowerment.
“Our hearts are shattered by the loss of our beloved Saoirse,” it said.
“The world is a little less beautiful today.”
Saoirse’s death is the latest tragedy to hit the famous Kennedy family.
Her grandfather Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, as was his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
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