‘A little tired’: Ivana Trump spent final hours dining at New York restaurant

A source has revealed how Ivana Trump spent her final hours before being found dead from cardiac arrest.

Ivana Trump spent her final hours eating at her favourite New York Italian restaurant, the distraught owner has revealed.

Paola Alavian, who owns Altesi’s - a stone’s throw from Ivana’s townhouse in Manhattan - said the 73-year-old “ordered only a small amount of food” before being found dead hours later.

Ms Alavian said Ivana was acting normal but looked “maybe a little bit tired”.

“As always she asked me how I was doing - she was always supporting us - and we just shared an extremely normal conversation,” Mr Alavian said.

“Her health seemed normal, she looked maybe a little bit tired, but she otherwise seemed okay.

“She was just an excellent human; she was a really, really good person.”

She was discovered at the bottom of a staircase in her home on 10 East 64th Street in Manhattan at 12.40pm, police sources said.

Authorities believe she suffered cardiac arrest, but the official cause of death has yet to be determined. She was found by cops who were called to her home for a wellness check, police said.

Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops beating.

Ivana Trump was discovered at the bottom of a staircase in her home on 10 East 64th Street in Manhattan at 12.40pm

“Your heart’s electrical system controls the rate and rhythm of its pumping. A cardiac arrest is usually caused by an electrical malfunction in your heart’s electrical system that causes your heart to stop pumping,” the Heart Foundation says.

“Certain heart conditions and events can lead to cardiac arrest if they cause a life-threatening arrhythmia (heart rhythm problem). Although heart disease is a common cause of many cardiac arrests, they may also be caused by trauma, respiratory (breathing) problems, drowning, electrocution or allergic reactions. Sometimes there’s no identifiable cause of a cardiac arrest.”

The news was shared on Thursday night local time by her children, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump.

Ivana Trump spent her final hours eating at her favourite New York Italian restaurant, the distraught owner has revealed.

“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.

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

“She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”

A source close to Ivanka Trump told The Post the former first daughter is in “shock” over her mother’s death.

“They were super close,” the source said, adding that Ivana had spent her last days with family in New York City.

Former President Trump shared the news himself on his social network Truth Social.

“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,” he wrote.

“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana.”

‘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 wrote.