The final goodbye: Ivana Trump's remains are transported to ex-husband Donald's Bedminster Golf Club after Emotional Funeral which saw children Eric, Ivanka and Don Jr. Remember their 'trailblazing' mom
Ivana Trump's remains were carried from New York City to ex-President Donald Trump's golf New Jersey golf club after the former couple's children paid tribute to their ‘trailblazing’ mother who served as an 'embodiment of the American dream' during her funeral mass.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show a hearse from Frank E. Campbell funeral home in Manhattan leading a procession of family and loved ones down 9th Avenue before entering the Lincoln Tunnel and heading towards the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster for a private reception.
Ivana's three children - Donald Trump Jr, Eric and Ivanka - all spoke at the service at St. Vincent Ferrer Church on the Upper East Side in front of 100 mourners, including Donald, his wife Melania and their 16-year-old son Barron.
'Growing up, my mother didn’t tell me a woman could do anything she wanted to — she showed me,' Ivanka said sincerely.
'She was a trailblazer to men and women alike. My mother once told me there was nothing she couldn’t do in heels. She taught us how to spear fish and then cook what we caught. My mom expanded our minds.'
Eric Trump, the youngest, spoke next: 'She had brains; she had beauty. She was the embodiment of the American dream … She was a force of nature, could beat any man down the slopes, any woman on the runway.
'She ruled the three of us [kids] with an iron fist but also a heart of gold,' said Eric.
After the service, Ivana's body was carried out of the building in a golden casket, past her family and dozens of VIP guests. A woman, who appeared to be Ivana's caregiver, cried on the church's steps as the pallbearers passed.
L-R: Kai Trump, 15, with Donald and Melania Trump, Barron, Ivanka, six-year-old Theo, and Eric Trump after the funeral of Ivana Trump on Wednesday
Donald and Melania Trump after the funeral service of his first wife Ivana
Barron Trump,1 6, also attended the service on Wednesday with the rest of the family
A woman, who appears to be Ivana's caregiver, looked visibly upset as her casket was carried down the church steps and into a waiting hearse past dozens of VIP guests from around the world
NYPD barricades wreathed round the block between Lexington Avenue and East 65th and 66th on Wednesday while trucks from Greenscape Designs unloaded by the side entrance.
Officers and secret service agents consulted with each other and paced the sidewalk as members of the church choir began to arrive shortly after 11am.
The first came bearing ID and printed-out forms that were carefully studied by a waiting agent before the barricades were opened just enough to let the two middle aged women in.
Two large police trucks were parked directly opposite the church’s imposing front doors to house the photographers who trained their lenses on the church entrance.
Bit by bit, small groups of people gathered intrigued by the measures designed to keep at bay all but those who had received an invitation, featuring an image of Ivana in her heyday on the slopes. Still people stood and stared, sweating in the heat of the Manhattan sun.
Ivanka kneels down to speak to her nephew, Eric Trump, as they wait for the arrival of Ivana Trump's casket
Eight-year-old Chloe Trump cries as the casket of her grandmother is carried into church on Wednesday. She was comforted by her mother Vanessa, who is shown linking arms with her oldest daughter, 15-year-old Kai. Donald Trump Jr. comforted two of the couple's sons. Next to him is his fiancee, Kimberly Guilfoyle
Ivana and Donald were married from 1977 until 1992, during which time she says she raised their children almost single-handedly.
The former President is said to be 'very upset' about the death of his first wife, with whom he remained close, according to family friends cited by
The New York Post.
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