Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s activist niece, Grace Kennedy Allen – and why wasn’t he at her pre-wedding festivities?

Sep 24 , 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr and his niece, Grace Kennedy Allen. Photos: AP, @rory.kennedy/Instagram

As rumours circulate about RFK Jr’s alleged affair with reporter Olivia Nuzzi, the American politician was notably absent from his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s pre-wedding celebrations

Amid rumours of Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s alleged affair with reporter Olivia Nuzzi, the American politician did not attend his niece Grace Kennedy Allen’s pre-wedding celebrations on Saturday, according to Page Six.

Controversial former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr is often in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Photo: Reuters

Per the outlet, 70-year-old Kennedy Jr allegedly cheated on his wife Cheryl Hines, 58, with the 31-year-old former correspondent for New York magazine, who he was also accused of “sexting” earlier this year.

It’s perhaps not surprising that he’s been laying low since the news emerged – though it hasn’t seemed to affect family plans. As seen in pictures obtained by Page Six, RFK’s 30-year-old niece went jumping into Hyannis Harbour in Massachusetts during a rainstorm with her cousins and other relatives, as part of her pre-wedding festivities before her upcoming wedding. It’s unclear whether the former US presidential candidate will attend her nuptials.

Here’s what we know about the lesser-known millennial Kennedy:

Who are Grace Kennedy Allen’s parents?

Kara Kennedy, pictured in 2010, a year before her death at a Washington health club. Photo: AP

Grace Kennedy Allen is the daughter of Kara Kennedy – the daughter of former US senator Ted Kennedy – and Kara’s ex-husband Michael Allen. Kara was also the niece of former US president John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. As reported by The New York Times, Kara died in 2011 at the age of just 51, after suffering from a heart attack while working out a health club in Washington.

Grace has a younger brother – 27-year-old Max Greathouse Allen.

She’s an aspiring lawyer

Grace Allen Kennedy is the granddaughter of former US senator Ted Kennedy, and JFK’s niece. Photo: Kennedy Family Tree/Facebook

According to her mini biography on the Kara Kennedy Fund website, Kennedy Allen is working towards her law degree at the Berkeley School of Law in California. However, dates on her LinkedIn profile suggest she may have already completed her studies last year. Her page also adds that she has a master of arts in urban education from Loyola Marymount University and a bachelor of arts in social justice and education access from NYU’s Gallatin School.