Grieving Ivana Trump's Funeral in New York
Visitors gathered at St. Roman Catholic Church for the funeral. In honor of the renowned socialite, Vincent Ferrer The former president and his family — including Eric and Lara Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner — entered the chapel through a side door.
According to a source acquainted with the event, Ivana Trump's three children and Dennis Basso, a fashion designer and close friend of Trump's, expressed gratitude.
Ivana Trump's coffin was carried by pallbearers in New York on Wednesday. cnn.com |
According to a source familiar with Melania Trump's itinerary, she also attended her husband's first wife's burial on Wednesday. The individual attested to Tiffany Trump's attendance at the New York City service, the couple's daughter from their second marriage to Marla Maples.
According to authorities, Ivana Trump passed away last week at the age of 73 from "blunt impact injuries" to the torso.
Ivana Trump, who was raised in communist Czechoslovakia, collaborated with Donald Trump on some of his most notable real estate ventures. In 1992, after his scandalous affair with Maples, the two were divorced.
Ivana Trump received $14 million when the couple finally reached a settlement, along with other benefits like a sizable property in Greenwich, Connecticut. She continued to lead a jet-setting, travel-filled lifestyle while getting married and divorcing twice more.
She once declined the opportunity to serve as the ambassador to her native Czech Republic, citing her "independence" and "wonderful life" as justifications.
"Donald informed me that I had recently been offered the position of American ambassador to the Czech Republic. Ivana, if you want it, I'll give it to you,'" he remarked, according to Trump on "CBS Sunday Morning." "in 2017. "But I enjoy my independence. I enjoy doing what I want, going where I want, and going with whomever I want. And I can support my way of life."
Okay, but why would I leave New York in the spring and fall and say goodbye to Miami in the winter, Saint-Tropez in the summer? She went on. I lead a wonderful life.
Announcing his ex-passing wife's on Truth Social, the former president described her as "a fantastic, beautiful, and outstanding woman, who led a tremendous and inspirational life" in a post.
"Her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, were her pride and delight. She was extremely proud of them, just as we all were of her. Let Ivana rest in peace "the message stated.
Her offspring also paid tribute in public, with Ivanka Trump tweeting that her mother had died "was intelligent, endearing, passionate, and wickedly witty, and she always took the time to laugh and dance, living life to the fullest. She will always be missed by me, and we will never forget her."
On Instagram, Eric Trump wrote that his mother was "a force in business, a world-class athlete, a dazzling beauty, and devoted mother and friend," among other things.
Longtime friend and restaurant owner Zach Erdem told that he was happy to have shared "so many experiences" with her. All she wanted was to live her life happily and authentically, like everyone else, he claimed.
Ivana Trump "was just a peaceful woman," Erdem continued.