Personal Life
Donald married model Vanessa Haydon on November 12, 2006 at the Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida in a Catholic ceremony. Haydon is an alumna of the Dwight School and studied psychology at New York's Marymount Manhattan College.
In November 2006, Trump Jr. and his wife revealed to People Magazine that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. In May 2007, the couple had their first child, daughter Kai Madison Trump in New York City, New York. Kai is named after Haydon's father, who was of Danish descent.
In February 2009, the couple had their second child, Donald John Trump III. It was revealed on May 22, 2011, at the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice 4, that the couple were expecting their third child. Son Tristan Milos Trump was born on Sunday,October 2, 2011 at 2:59 am and his birth was announced via Twitter the following day.
Donald Jr. has two half siblings, Tiffany from his father's marriage to Marla Maples and Barron from his father's current marriage to Melania Knauss-Trump.
PETA and others criticised Trump, Jr. in early 2012 for taking part in an African hunt, after TMZ.com posted images of his holding up dead animal body parts; both he and his more famous father defended his actions as providing game meat for the native peoples. Conservationists in Zimbabwe called for an investigation of his actions, calling into question his licensing, his methods and whether he provided humanitarian aid as claimed. Trump has claimed that he hunted with the proper game scout accompaniment and ensured that the meat was made available for consumption by local residents who needed good protein. In a letter published on March 27, the Director-General of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, V. Chadenga, called the charges against the Trumps “baseless” and said, “Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump hunted legally during their visit to Zimbabwe.” He also noted there was never an “investigation” of the Trump’s hunt and that they hunted with a “registered outfitter” and were accompanied by “game rangers.”
On October 21, 2012, Vanessa gave birth to a baby boy named Spencer Frederick.
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