Donald Trump and children honor late Ivana Trump at New York funeral

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Ivana Trump's funeral featured red roses surrounded by 73 candles - one for each year of her life.MORE: Ivana Trump's cause of death revealed as blunt force injuryThe event took place on 20 July and was attended by her ex-husband Donald Trump and his wife Melania, and Ivana's three children whom she welcomed with Donald -  Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr.

WATCH: Ivana Trump, first wife of former US president Donald Trump, dies aged 73Their partners and children were also in attendance, and all wore black except for Donald who wore a blue suit."The room was filled with joy and drenched with tears," R.

Couri Hay later shared of the "emotional" afternoon at the St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church on New York's Upper East Side.Hay told People magazine that Ivanak spoke at the mass, which was invite only and limited to close family and friends."My mother hated funerals," Ivanka reportedly told the room at the beginning of her eulogy. "She wanted to celebrate life." Ivana's family were all in attendanceThe coffin was surrounded by roses and candles, and magazine covers featuring Ivana in her heyday as a model and socialite.Rather than flowers, the Trump family has requested donations to Big Dog Ranch Rescue, a Florida-based nonprofit organization that aims to rehome dogs.The 73-year-old died on 14 July after reportedly falling down the stairs in her New York apartment, and suffering from "blunt impact injuries", New York City's medical examiner confirmed days before the funeral.NYPD said there did not "appear to be any criminality" related to her death.