WHEN IN ROME: En route to Joint Base Andrews to fly aboard Air Force One to Italy for Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral, First Lady Melania Trump on Friday departed the White House dressed in a dove gray trenchcoat from Dolce & Gabbana. She accessorized her look with oversized black sunglasses, black Roger Vivier pointy-toe flats and a black Hermès Birkin bag. Dolce & Gabbana is a favorite resource for Trump, who wore a black coat from the brand and a black lace mantilla to meet Pope Francis in 2017 at the Vatican with President Donald Trump.
The president is one of the 50 heads of state who are expected at Saturday’s funeral in St. Peter’s Square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. A crowd of 200,000 is expected to turn up for the mass in honor of the 88-year-old Argentinean. Millions of people are expected to tune in to broadcasts of the historic event, and also the livestream of it by the Vatican.
As an indication of the public’s current interest in papal dealings, viewership of the feature film “Conclave” had increased by 283 percent to 7 million minutes watched within days of the 266th pope’s death on Monday.
The two-time first lady also chose a Dolce & Gabbana tailored black blazer with wide satin lapels over an unbuttoned white top for her official 2025 White House portrait that was photographed by Régine Mahaux. FLOTUS’ tuxedo-style suit was completed with a Ralph Lauren cummerbund. Trump also chose a Dolce & Gabbana ensemble for her 2017 official portrait.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media alongside first lady Melania Trump as they depart the White House on April 25 in Washington, D.C.
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More recently, the former model wore a Dolce & Gabbana menswear inspired look — a black velvet tuxedo with satin lapels — to the White House Governors’ Dinner in February. She completed that look with a Ralph Lauren cummerbund and white shirt. Over the president’s inaugural weekend in January, she wore a Dolce & Gabbana white tuxedo shirt with a Saint Laurent jacket to the Candlelight Dinner at the National Building Museum.
Melania Trump holds an Hermès Birkin bag.
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Earlier this week at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll FLOTUS chose a similar trenchcoat look to Friday’s ensemble — a vanilla-colored leather belted trenchcoat from Mackage with low-heeled Roger Vivier flats.
After landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome later Friday, the first couple were due at the U.S. Embassy, the 15th century Villa Taverna, which was commissioned by Cardinal Consalvi. Following their one-night stay in Italy and the pope’s funeral, the Trumps planned to jet back to the U.S. for a night at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey.
