Former first lady Melania Trump was absent from a family Christmas photo featuring former President Donald Trump and three of his kids, because she was by her sick mother’s side in the hospital
Melania, 53, was with her ailing mom Amalija Knavs when the festive snapshot was taken at the ex-commander in chief’s sprawling Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla. over the holiday, a source familiar with the matter said.
The photo, which was shared on Instagram Tuesday by Donald Trump Jr’s fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, showed a smiling Trump, 77, flanked by most of his children — including his towering 17-year-old son, Barron, whom he shares with the former first lady.
Melania’s father, Viktor Knavs, was also included in the family portrait.
“Melania has always been very devoted to her entire family,” a source close to Mrs. Trump elaborated to Fox News Digital. “It should be no surprise that she spent this Christmas with her ailing mother.”
A spokesperson for the former first lady only told The Post Melania was tending to a family matter at the time the picture was taken.
The other members of the Trump clan who were front and center included Don Jr. and Guilfoyle; Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and their three children; and Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos.
Trump’s other son, Eric, and his wife Lara were not seen.
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