US first lady has not been seen in public since she went into hospital for a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition

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President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, will skip this week’s G7 summit in Quebec and does not plan to attend the planned 12 June summit in Singapore with North Korea, the White House said on Sunday.

Melania Trump attended the G7 meeting in Italy last year. The US first lady, 48, has not been seen in public since 10 May. She underwent a surgical procedure on 14 May to treat a benign kidney condition and was released from the hospital on 19 May.

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“She will not attend the G7 and there are no plans for her to travel to Singapore at this time,” her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in an e-mail on Sunday.

On 30 May, Melania Trump tweeted in response to news stories about her absence from public view.

“I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I’m doing. Rest assured, I’m here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!” she wrote on Twitter.

A reporter for CNBC tweeted that he saw the first lady in the White House on 29 May with her aides.

A White House press schedule issued on Sunday said the first lady would attend a Memorial Day reception for Gold Star families with the president on Monday.