On Friday, Czech President Milos Zeman honored the late Ivana Trump, who died earlier this year at the age of 73.
Trump was awarded alongside tennis player Ivan Lendl, anti-Nazi resistance fighter Josef Masin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.
A member of the Ukrainian embassy accepted the award on behalf of Zelensky.
Ivanka Trump accepted the award for her mother. Ivanka was joined by her husband Jared Kushner and older brotherDonald Jr.
They met with Zeman before the ceremony at Prague Castle.
Ivana Trump, born Ivana Marie Zelnickova, was raised in Zlin some 186 miles from Prague.
While on a modeling trip to New York in 1976 she met Donald Trump.
Ivana became the former President’s first wife. The couple divorced in 1992.
Ivana has been credited with helping to develop key family buildings including the Trump Tower.
Ivanka took to Instagram to show her appreciation for her mother’s Medal of Merit award alongside an image of her and the Czech leader shaking hands.
“Last night at Prague Castle, my brother Don and I had the honor to accept the posthumous first grade Medal of Merit on behalf of our mother, Ivana, from President Miloš Zeman. Born and raised in what was then Czechoslovakia, my mother grew up in Zlin, skied on the National Team and attended Charles University in Prague. Through her life she maintained a deep love and connection to the Czech Republic. I know that mom would have been extremely honored by the recognition, as were we to be here in Prague to receive it on her behalf. Thank you President Zeman for honoring her life and contributions yesterday.”
Back in 2017, Ivanka was asked by her father to be the ambassador to the Czech Republic but turned down the offer.
