Ivanka Trump has paid tribute to her grandmother Marie Zelníčková – whom she affectionately calls “Grandma Babi” – in honor of her 97th birthday.
The former senior White House adviser took to Instagram on Wednesday to post photos of her family celebrating the milestone at their home in Miami, Florida.
Ivanka, whose mother, Babi’s daughter Ivana Trump, died last year, revealed that her maternal grandmother has been living with her in her luxury apartment for a few years.
“Last week we celebrated my grandma Babi’s 97th birthday,” the 41-year-old wrote at the start of her heartfelt caption.
Ivanka Trump, 41, revealed that her maternal grandmother, Marie Zelníčková, celebrated her 97th birthday last week
The former senior White House adviser took to Instagram on Wednesday to post photos of her family celebrating the milestone at their home in Miami, Florida
“We are so lucky to have Babi live with us in Miami for the past few years. I’m grateful for every lesson, every story, and every game night where she still cracks us all up at Jenga!” she continued.
‘It is the simple moments together that determine the richness of life. I cherish every second!’
The first photo shows Ivanka kneeling and holding hands with her grandmother, who is in a wheelchair.
Her blonde hair hangs loose around her shoulders and her head is tilted toward her grandmother’s as she smiles at the camera.
The photo was taken in her dining room, which was covered in balloons in different shades of pink for the family celebration.
The former first daughter is wearing a yellow summer dress and is barefoot, while Babi matches the decor with a pink cardigan and crisp white pants.
The following images show Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner, and their three children, Arabella, Joseph and Theodore, all smiling as they huddle next to their great-grandmother.
Jared, 42, wears a white T-shirt, slate gray vest and white sneakers, while Joseph, nine, and Theo, seven, wear matching white polos and khaki pants.
In one sweet shot, Ivanka’s children – Arabella, Joseph and Theodore – kiss their great-grandmother as she and her husband, Jared Kushner, smile at the camera
Ivanka closed the carousel of images with a close-up of her grandmother’s birthday cake, decorated with white icing and pink flowers
Arabella, 12, looks the spitting image of her mother in a black dress, her light brown hair pulled back. Like Ivanka, all three children are barefoot.
In one image, Theo helps his mother hold Babi’s cake. In another, the children lean in to kiss their great-grandmother.
Ivanka concluded the carousel of images with a close-up of her grandmother’s birthday cake, decorated with white icing and pink flowers.
Ivanka revealed in her heartfelt caption that her grandmother has been living in Miami with her family for the past few years
“Happy 97th birthday, Babi!” was written in dark pink icing.
Ivanka also shared the images on her Instagram Stories, along with a few additional family photos.
In one of the throwback photos, Ivanka plays the piano as a little girl, surrounded by her mother, brothers and grandmother.
In the other, more recent photo, she poses with her grandmother while soaking up the sun on an outdoor patio.
Ivanka’s tribute to her grandmother Babi comes less than three months after she marked the one-year anniversary of her mother’s death.
Ivana was found dead in her New York mansion on July 14, 2022, at the age of 73, after suffering blunt force injuries from a fall down the stairs.
The late Czech socialite is buried at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where the Trumps often spend their summers together.
Ivanka leans on her husband, three children and grandmother as she continues to grieve.
“Ivanka is spending precious time with her husband and her children doing what she loves most: being a mother,” a source said. People at the time. “She feels there is no better way to honor her late mother than by cherishing and loving her own children.”
Ivanka added more photos to her Instagram Stories, including a throwback photo of herself playing the piano as a little girl while surrounded by her mother, brothers and grandmother.
In the other, more recent snap, the former first daughter poses with her grandmother as she soaks up the sun on an outdoor patio
Ivanka’s tribute to her grandmother comes less than three months after she marked the one-year anniversary of her mother Ivana Trump’s death. She is pictured with her mother in 2013
Ivana had three children with her ex-husband Donald Trump, Ivanka and her brothers Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.
The former president also has a youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, 29, with Marla Maples, and a teenage son, Barron Trump, 17, with his third wife, Melania.
The three eldest Trump children were born and raised in New York City, but Ivanka has lived in Miami since her father left the White House in 2021.
Last October, Ivanka and Don Jr. traveled to the Czech Republic to receive an award on behalf of their late mother, who was honored by then-President Miloš Zeman for her “dedication to the cultural and social life” of the country.
The mother of three has spent most of the year traveling the world and making memories with her family.
Ivanka and Jared are getting ready to start the next chapter of their lives with construction on their lavish waterfront mansion. on Miami’s most exclusive island is nearing completion.
They bought the $24 million fixer upper on Indian Creek Island – best known as the “Billionaire Bunker” thanks to its famous residents – shortly after moving to Florida.
Exclusive DailyMail.com images of the property taken in late August showed the mansion’s huge swimming pool filled with water, a sign that they were in the final stages of construction.
Ivanka and Jared spent more than a year renovating the 1.3-acre property overlooking Biscayne Bay.