‘This trip has been incredible for me’: Proud Melania holds her husband’s hand as she says farewell after winning hearts across Europe and the Middle East on the president’s first foreign trip
- First lady addressed US military personnel at a naval base in Italy on Saturday
- In a rare speech, Melania Trump paid tribute to the sick children she had met in Europe and the Middle East in her first trip abroad as first lady
- Mrs Trump also said she was honored and blessed to have met Pope Francis
- Melania, dressed in a black custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress, later held Trump’s hand as their boarded Air Force One to head back to Washington
By EMILY CRANE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and DAVID MARTOSKO, US POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM AT NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA
Melania Trump has proudly signed off from her first foreign trip as first lady before walking to Air Force One hand-in-hand with the president.
In a rare speech for Mrs Trump, the first lady addressed US military personnel at a naval base in Italy on Saturday afternoon ahead of the trip back to Washington with Donald Trump.
The first lady, dressed in a black custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress with button-embellishments, said she would never forget the women and children she met during her nine days on the road in Europe and the Middle East.
The trip took the Trumps to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium and Italy where Melania spent time with Pope Francis and at various children’s hospitals.
‘It has been a great trip and many strides have been made,’ Mrs Trump said.
‘My husband worked very hard on behalf of our country and I’m very proud of him.
‘This trip has also been incredible for me as first lady.’
The 47-year-old said she was honored and blessed to have been granted an audience with Pope Francis, and she shared stories of her time spent with sick children in various hospitals.
She recalled meeting one specific boy at Vatican’s children’s hospital in Rome on Wednesday.
‘Just hours after leaving, a young boy I spent time with found out he had received a new heart donor. Receiving that news is a moment I will never forget and I wish him a speedy recovery,’ she said.
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