Ivana Trump dies aged 73
Ivana Trump – Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three eldest children – died on Thursday at the age of 73, the former president announced. Ivana Trump "passed away at her home in New York City," Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. He did not provide a cause of death but the New York Times reported that law enforcement officials were investigating whether she fell down the stairs at her Manhattan apartment. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said that officers responded to a call at her address on the Upper East Side at around 12.40pm local time. "Upon arrival, officers observed a 73 year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. EMS (emergency medical services) responded to the location and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene," the spokesperson said. The statement added that "there does not appear to be any criminality" and that the city's medical examiner will determine the cause of death. Donald Trump, 76, said in his social media post that Ivana Trump "was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life." "Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!" he added. Ivana Trump, a model who grew up under communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia, married Donald Trump, then a budding real estate developer, in 1977. Their first child, Donald Jr., was born later that year. Ivanka was born in 1981 and Eric followed in 1984. (AFP)