Ivana Trump dined at her preferred New York restaurant hours before she was discovered dead at the age of 73.
The upset owner has recalled that Ivana Trump appeared to be in high spirits but was exhausted and had only eaten a little amount of food.
Ivana’s townhouse in Manhattan’s affluent Upper East Side is only a short stroll away from Paola Alavian’s Italian restaurant, Altesi’s.
Paola Alavian claimed to have had dinner with him on Wednesday night, the day before she passed away.
Ivana appeared to be in high spirits, but he noted that she “looked perhaps a little bit fatigued” and had only purchased a “very, very small amount of food” before getting the bill and making her final trip home.
The businesswoman and former model fell the following morning while ascending the stairs inside her flat after what is thought to have been a heart arrest.
Soon after noon on Thursday, a female staff member who was late for work spotted her laying at the bottom of the stairs.
She unlocked the door, noticed she was not breathing, and dialled 911.
Before Ms. Trump was declared dead, police say they were called to the residence at 12:40 p.m. due to complaints of a cardiac arrest.
To determine the specific cause of death and when she passed away, a post-mortem is being performed.
Her health has reportedly been deteriorating for some time, according to a family source.
Ivana was best known as the first wife of billionaire and real estate heir Donald Trump, whom she wed in 1977. Ivana, Eric, and Donald Jr. were his three eldest children.
After she learned he was having an affair with Marla Maples, who would later become his second wife, the couple filed for divorce in 1992.
Ivana later rose to prominence as an entrepreneur, media personality, fashion designer, and author.
The line she delivered in the 1996 movie The First Wives Club shortly after divorcing Trump, “Ladies, you have to be strong and independent, and remember, don’t get mad, get everything,” maybe what most people remember about this woman who was born behind the Soviet Iron Curtain before making her way to Canada and then New York, where she amassed a fortune.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump was the first to break the news of her passing, paying her respect on his Truth Social platform.
Ivana Trump has died at her residence in New York City, I am deeply grieved to notify all of her loved ones—of which there are many.
Trump honoured her close relationship with their three children—Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka—calling her a “beautiful, outstanding” woman.
Mr. Alavian told the US Sun that on her last night at Altesi Ristorante, “As always, she asked me how I was doing – she was always there for us – and we simply shared an extraordinarily regular discussion.”
Her health appeared to be in good shape; nonetheless, she might have been slightly exhausted.
She was simply a wonderful person and a really, very kind person.
In a statement sent on behalf of the family, Ivana’s son Eric confirmed the news of her passing to DailyMail.com, stating: “Our mother was an exceptional woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and compassionate mother and friend.”
Ivana Trump managed to survive. She welcomed this nation after leaving communism. She instilled in her kids the values of compassion, perseverance, and grit.
Her mother, her three children, and her ten grandkids all said how much they will miss her.
According to a police officer, detectives think Trump may have experienced a medical episode before he died after going down the steps.
There is no evidence of wrongdoing.
When her housekeeper and helper left the residence on Wednesday at 4.30 p.m., she was last seen alive, the source claimed.
According to two people with knowledge of the situation, police believe that she died accidentally.
An official cause of death will be established by the medical examiner’s office.
According to the New York Post, police said Ivana was found unresponsive at 12.40 p.m. by officers who had been called to her Upper East Side apartment for a wellness check.
According to the outlet, police are looking into whether a heart arrest might have contributed to her demise.
Ivana was last saw in public in New York City on June 22, when she was taken to a hair shop after leaving her Upper East Side residence.
Images showed a staff member giving Ivana her arm as they walked down the sidewalk to the socialite’s hair appointment.
In addition, Ivana had scheduled a trip to her normal salon for Thursday in order to prepare for a trip to St. Tropez.
Ivana visited the salon once a week to get the “Ivana Classic,” according to Salih Cakirca, the owner of the salon, and his brother had done her hair for 20 years.
I’ve known her for 20 years as well. We am startled and saddened since she was a very kind lady.
The housekeeper just cancelled her appointment for today at 2 pm, he stated.
I am aware that she travelled to St. Tropez up to September. I last saw her on Friday when I did her hair at the salon.
She was perfect; she had no flaws.
She seemed quite happy and healthy. She was an extremely beautiful woman.
Very kind,” added Fatih Cakirca, who works at the Salih Salon next Ivana’s house with his brother.
According to her best friend Nikki Haskell, who spoke to Page Six, the 73-year-old grandmother had been extremely reclusive throughout the COVID-19 pandemic but planned to leave for her trip to St. Tropez on Friday.
‘She was leaving for St. Tropez tomorrow. Since the outbreak, this would be her first travel abroad, said Haskell.
She was concerned about contracting the infection.
Ivana was “completely shut down” and “wouldn’t go anywhere” throughout the epidemic, according to Haskell, because she was so terrified of contracting COVID-19.
In addition to her mother, Ivana Trump also leaves behind three children and ten grandchildren.
Ivana’s mother, Marie Zelnková, was last spotted with her daughter in 2019, when the family gathered to celebrate the matriarch’s 93rd birthday. Marie is 95 years old and will turn 96 in September.
Ivanka Trump, Ivana’s daughter, shared various pictures of the family over the years in an Instagram tribute to her mother.
“Heartbroken about my mother’s loss. Mother was intelligent, endearing, passionate, and hysterically humorous.
She set a strong, tenacious, and determined example with every deed,’ Ivanka wrote.
She said, “She loved life to the fullest, never passing up an opportunity to laugh and dance.”
“I shall always miss her and keep her memory alive in our hearts,” she said.
Eric also posted a homage to his late mother on Instagram, offering a number of pictures of the socialite and her kids throughout the years, including pictures of Ivana and her kids when they were younger.
On Thursday afternoon at around 4.30 PM ET, a distraught Eric was seen leaving the townhouse where his late mother lived with his wife Lara.
On Instagram, Lara shared a heartfelt homage to her mother-in-law with the caption, “An incredible spirit…an unrivaled icon…
a remarkable woman. You are loved, Ivana.
Ivana, who was reputedly worth $100 million at the time of her death, was apparently discovered in her home by a female staffer who was just arriving for the day, who then dialled 911.