Melania Trump is the wife of Donald Trump, 72, making her the First Lady of the United States. She is a mother-of-one to their son Barron, and she spends time fulfilling her duties as First Lady. The former-model, who hails from Slovenia, runs the Be Best campaign. The initiative, founded by the First Lady, focuses on the welfare of American children. Related articles Melania Trump angelic at church as Donald fumes about General Motors Melania Trump makes unusual move as she rewears £3,200 suit Melania Trump news: Donald wife and Ivanka CLASH over White House office space As such, the First Lady has an office in the White House and employs staff to help her. According to former insider and the author of a new tell-all book, this office space caused tension between Melania and her husband’s daughter Ivanka Trump. Vicky Ward is the author of Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. She is an investigative journalist, originally from the UK, who now lives in New York. On the Late Show with Stephen Colbert recently she made the claims about the First Lady and so-called ‘First Daughter’. “So here’s an interesting suggestion: Melania Trump is the only person in my book who has ever successfully stood up to Ivanka Trump and won,” Vicky told the late night host. Melania Trump news: Donald wife and Ivanka CLASH over White House office space (Image: GETTY) Melania Trump news: Vicky Ward said Donald’s wife is the only one to have 'stood up to Ivanka Trump' (Image: GETTY) She added: “I have a scene [during the transition in which] Ivanka Trump has told the world that she’s not going to be joining the White House. “Absolute rubbish. Behind the scenes [she was] making all the plans. [She actually had] a ‘Trump family office’ drawn up for the East Wing, which is normally the territory of the First Lady. “When Melania Trump heard about this, she put a very quick end to Ivanka’s plans.” In her book Vicky focuses on Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who she calls “Javanka”. She writes: “Jared and Ivanka are not just the President’s chief enablers: they, like him, appear disdainful of rules, of laws, and of ethics.” Related articles Melania Trump 'more conservative' when Donald Trump gained power Melania Trump style: First Lady wears green dress for St Patrick’s Day Melania Trump news: Vicky Ward is the author of Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption (Image: GETTY) Melania Trump in picturesSat, July 28, 2018 America's First Lady Melania Trump in pictures. Getty•REUTERS 1 of 100 Melania Trump in pictures Melania Trump wore a £3,200 pink suit to host an interagency meeting to discuss youth programmes as part of her Be Best campaign on Monday. The pastel pink ensemble is by Emilio Pucci and works out at around £3,192. Melania Trump: Five facts about the USA’s First Lady Languages Mum-of-one Melania can speak more languages than any other First Lady before her: English, French, German, Italian, Serbian and of course her mother tongue, Slovenian. This also makes her the only First Lady whose first language is not English. Religion After Jacqueline Kennedy, Melania is the second First Lady who is a practising Catholic. She met Pope Francis as part of a foreign tour with her husband and stepdaughter Ivanka last year. Career Melania was a successful model, posing for Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and GQ. Her skills aren’t confined to print, and she appeared in a commercial for Aflac, an American insurance company, in 2005. Family Melania’s parents are Amalija Knavs and Viktor Knavs, and the couple live together in Washington. She has one sister, Ines, who is reported to live in New York and work as an artist. Charity On May 7 2018, Melania launched her flagship campaign as First Lady, BE BEST, which The White House describes as “an awareness campaign focused entirely around the well-being of children”. There are three main strands to the initiative: well-being, social media, and opioid abuse.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility