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Ivana Trumpwas laid to rest in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Wednesday following aglamorous funeral Massin New York City.
A source close toIvanka Trumptells PEOPLE that her mother, Ivana, is buried in a private plot on the property of theTrump National Golf Club, where ex-husbandDonald Trumpisknown to spend the warmer months.
Earlier in the day, spectators got a glimpse of thefashion icon’s shimmery gold casket as it was transported from a funeral home to St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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PEOPLE’s source says that the Trumps built a private family burial ground in 2014.
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The Trumps' initial goal, the source adds, was to make the burial ground a larger area that could accommodate some top golf club members in addition to family, but the town only approved the plan on a small scale. Today, the dedicated grassy area can accommodate about 10 plots.
Ivana died unexpectedly on July 14 after falling on a staircase in her longtime Upper East Side residence. A medical examiner listed the 73-year-old’s death as accidental,determining the cause to be a result of blunt force injury.
News of her death was met withstrong reactions from family and friends, who described her as a tough womanwith a big heart— who also loved to impress.
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Ivana and Donald eventuallymoved past their feudand continued to be friends until her death, despite both remarrying multiple times. At Ivana’s funeral Mass, Donald’s current wife, former first ladyMelania Trump,showed up alongside Donaldto support the family in their time of mourning.
source: people.com
