Donald Trump’s Family And Associates Gather For Ex-Wife Ivana’s Funeral

Topline

Former President Donald Trump and his family gathered in New York Wednesday for the funeral mass for his first wife, Ivana Trump, who died suddenly last week at age 73.

Key Facts

Held at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan Monday afternoon, the funeral was attended by Donald Trump as well as his third wife, Melania, and their teenage son Barron.

Also in attendance were Ivana and Donald Trump’s three children and their partners: Donald Trump Jr. and and his fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, and Eric Trump and his wife, Lara Trump.

Other members of the Trump family’s wider circle at the funeral included designer Dennis Basso, a close friend of Ivana Trump’s, and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.

Key Background

Ivana Trump died last week after suffering blunt impact injuries to the torso, a New York City’s medical examiner said according to CNN. Ivana was the first of Donald Trump’s three wives and the mother of three of his five children. Throughout their marriage, Ivana played a top role in the Trump Organization, and at one time served as the company’s executive vice president. The Trumps’ tumultuous relationship and messy divorce in 1992 grabbed tabloid headlines, and after the marriage ended and Ivana received a $14 million settlement, she went on to create her own clothing, jewelry and perfume lines. By the end of Ivana’s life, she and Donald were on good terms. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life,” Donald Trump said in a statement when she died.