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First Lady moves to White House six months after Trump

After arriving, Melania Trump tweeted that she looked forward to making memories in her new home
After arriving, Melania Trump tweeted that she looked forward to making memories in her new home

The White House has two new occupants as US First Lady Melania Trump and her son Barron finally moved in to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Six months after President Donald Trump arrived, Mrs Trump and the couple's 11-year-old son joined him yesterday.

The pair had previously stayed in New York so that Barron could complete the school year.

He is expected to attend St Andrew's Episcopal school, just outside Washington, in the 2017-2018 session.

Before reaching the capital Melania and Barron descended the steps of Air Force One alongside President Trump at Joint Base Andrews.

Melania's parents had joined them for the short flight from Bedminster, New Jersey, where Mr Trump had spent the weekend at his golf course.

After arriving at the White House Melania tweeted a picture from a window looking on to the South Lawn and the Washington Monument.

"Looking forward to the memories we'll make in our new home!" she wrote.

Melania is the first First Lady in modern history to delay her arrival in Washington after an election win.

During the week at least, Mr Trump had been living alone in the vast, private quarters of the White House as he fends off the flood of reporting over Russia having allegedly meddled in the 2016 US election with the aim of helping him defeat Hillary Clinton.

The First Lady has mostly kept a low profile since her real estate mogul husband became president.

Arguably, her biggest public outing came last month when she and Mr Trump visited the Middle East and Europe on a trip that the White House later praised as a resounding success.