Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump spent her final hours dining at her favourite Italian restaurant
Ivana Trump seemed in good spirits but was tired and ordered only a small amount of food as she dined at her favourite New York restaurant hours before she was found dead at the age of 73, the distraught owner has said. Paola Alavian, who owns Italian eateryย Altesi’s located just a short walk from Ivana’s townhouse in Manhattan’s upmarket Upper East Side, said she had dined with him on Wednesday night – the day before she died.ย Ivana – ex-wife of former President Donald Trump – seemed in good spirits, he said, but ‘looked maybe a little bit tired’ and ordered a ‘very, very small amount of food’ before collecting the check and heading home. Her death suggests a sudden decline in Ivana’s health. Atilla Cetin, a manager at Nello, an Italian which sits a block from Ivana’s house, says she appeared in good health during her most recent visit three weeks ago. Cetin told DailyMail.com Ivana looked ‘terrific’ and ‘appeared in good spirits’ the last time he’d seen her, and blinked back tears as he expressed regret at not visiting her before her sudden death.ย Ivana was very popular with local businesses, and had been due to have her hair styled at 2pm on the day of her death. Staff there also said she appeared in decent health, and was looking forward to an upcoming trip to St Tropez.ย ย On Thursday, while climbing the stairs inside her house, the businesswoman and former model suffered what is believed to have been a cardiac arrest. She was found lying at the bottom of the staircase shortly after midday Thursday by a female member of staff arriving for work who unlocked the door, discovered she wasn’t breathing, and called police. Cops say they were called to the apartment to reports of someone suffering a cardiac arrest around 12.40pm, before Ms Trump was pronounced dead. A post-mortem is being carried out to establish the exact cause and time of her death. A source close to the family said her health had been declining for some time. Ivana was best-known as the first wife of Donald, who she married in 1977 when he was a real estate heir and business mogul – and is mother to his three eldest children: Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr. The pair divorced in 1992 after she discovered he was having an affair with the woman who would go on to become his second wife, Marla Maples. Ivana went on to become a businesswoman in her own right, as well as a media personality, fashion designer, and author. Born behind the Soviet Iron Curtain before finding her way to Canada and then New York where she made her fortune, she is perhaps best-remembered by a line she delivered in 1996 film The First Wives Club shortly after divorcing Trump:ย ‘Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, donยดt get mad, get everything.’ Mr Trump was the first to share news of her death on Thursday, paying tribute to her on his Truth Social platform. ‘I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,’ he wrote.ย Trump described her as a ‘beautiful, amazing’ woman, while honoring her close bond with their children together: Donald Jr, Eric, and Ivanka.ย Describing her final night at Altesi Ristorante, Mr Alavian told the US Sun: ‘As always she asked me how I was doing – she was always supporting us – and we just shared an extremely normal conversation. ‘Her health seemed normal, she looked maybe a little bit tired, but she otherwise seemed okay. ‘She was just an excellent human; she was a really, really good person.’ย Ivana’s son Eric confirmed the news of Ivana’s death to DailyMail.com, saying in a statement issued on behalf of the family:ย ‘Our mother was an incredible woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend.ย ‘Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination. ‘She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.’ Detectives believe Trump was fatally injured falling down the stairs, perhaps after suffering a medical episode, a police official told the…
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