Ivana and Ivanka Trump.Photo: Ivanka Trump/instagram
Ivanka Trumpis remembering her mother, Ivana Trump, on what would have been her 74th birthday. Sharing acarousel of photos of her mother on InstagramMonday, Ivanka called her “the funniest, smartest and most glamorous woman I knew.”
“Today would have been my mom’s 74th birthday,” Ivanka, 41, wrote, along with 10 photos of her mother in her younger years, in which she can be seen skiing, hugging her children, and dressed up for a party.
Ivanka continued in the caption: “She was the funniest, smartest and most glamorous woman I knew. She lived each minute of her life to the absolute fullest. I miss the joy she brought into our lives and into the lives of so many.”
“Happy Birthday, Mama,” she added. “Love you and miss you every day. xx”
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Ivana diedat her New York City home in July 2022. She was 73 years old.
Donald Trump, Ivana’s second husband and Ivanka’s father,announced his ex-wife’s death in a poston his social media site Truth Social, calling her a “wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great inspirational life.”
“Her pride and joy were her three children,” the post announcing her death read. “She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest in Peace, Ivana!”
Ivanka has offered several other remembrances of her mother since, opening up about her grief duringthe recent holiday seasonin another post on Instagram, in which she wrote: “It’s true: grief during the holidays can be harder than any other time of the year.”
“Learning to celebrate differently is a challenge,” she continued. “I am trying to be kind, patient and compassionate with myself and honor and make space for all of the emotions I am experiencing. New memories are being made, my children’s laughter is abundant, my 96-year-old grandma’s presence at our table brings us all joy, yet the void is undeniable.”
Ivanka added: “The loss of a parent is one of life’s very painful passages for which one is never fully prepared. It hits at the very core of your being. And it takes a good amount of time to emerge from how it dislocates you.”
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In a July 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Ivanka recalled how her mother was able to balance her personal and professional lives.
“I think one of the things that was amazing about my mother is her role as a parent was complementary to her role as an executive and vice versa,” she said of her mother, who also shared childrenDonald Jr.andEricwith Donald, to whom she was married from 1977 to 1992.
“I think she learned a lot of skills negotiating with us that she brought into the boardroom,” she continued. “She spent very meaningful time with us, but she was also working very hard professionally and was very ambitious and very successful.”
source: people.com
