
Melania Trump Remembers Her Mother as ‘A Ray of Light in the Darkest Days’
Published on January 18, 2024
PALM BEACH, Fla.—Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in the darkest of days” during a funeral service at a church not far from the family’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The former first lady said she always found peace in the presence of her mother, Amalija Knavs, 78, and that her mother was always there to listen. “In her presence, the world seemed to shimmer with radiance and joy,” Melania Trump said during a eulogy as her husband, former President Donald Trump, sat nearby. “Our bond was unbreakable.” After finishing the eulogy, Mrs. Trump stepped down from the pulpit and stood in front of her mother’s casket. She then touched her fingers to her lips and placed them on the casket....
