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Magdalene Dalziel

How did Ivana Trump die? The last few heartbreaking hours before Donald's ex-wife found dead

It's been revealed that Ivana Trump was appearing exhausted and didn't eat her usual amount of food at her favourite restaurant just hours before she was found dead at the bottom of a staircase.

The former wife of ex US President Donald was discovered in her plush Manhattan home at around 12.40pm following a call to 911 concerning a person, thought to be Ms trump, had suffered a cardiac arrest.

Ivana, 73, visited her favourite eatery, Altesi Ristorante, the day before she passed away and its owner said that while Ms Trump appeared in good spirits, she was also more fatigued than usual, as writes the Mirror.

"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," Donald Trump said in a post on the social medial platform Truth Social.

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A New York police spokesperson said she was found dead on the stairs inside her apartment but added that the incident was not under suspicious circumstances.

Altesi Restaurant's owner Paola Alavian told the Sun that he knew her really well well and saw her almost daily.

He said the last time he saw her her health seemed normal and she seemed a bit tired but apart from that, she was "okay" in her appearance to him.

Alavian said he couldn't remember what Ivana ordered but said it was a "very, very small amount of food."

The restaurant boss also said he was in a deep state of shock.

Unnamed law enforcement officials have confirmed that Ms Trump’s death appeared accidental and she may have fallen down the stairs, the New York Times Reports.

It's not been confirmed but it is believed the mum-of-three died from a heart attack.

However, the Fire Department of New York said paramedics responded to a call to her apartment for a cardiac arrest.

Ivana married Donald Trump in 1977 and the pair divorced in 1992 (Getty Images)

“Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” a statement from the Trump family read.

It continued: “Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion and determination.”

Born Ivana Marie Zelníčkováin in former Czechoslovakia, Ivana lived under communist rule before moving to Canada in the 1970s, where she briefly worked as a model.

A spokesperson for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner said they will be investigating the death, “but that is all I have to share at this time".

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