However, it’s possible Melania was heading to New York City to be with their son, Barron Trump, for her birthday evening. An aide was seen carrying a large bouquet of pink flowers from the plane to the first lady’s motorcade.

The president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered most.

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.