Melania Trump is opting for a "low-key" birthday celebration this year. The former model, who turned 53 on Wednesday, April 26, plans to hold an intimate gathering with family and friends at the luxurious Mar-a-Lago resort.

A source close to Melania said, "Melania likes a low-key celebration with family, and I believe that is her plan for this year's birthday. She is comfortable and happy at Mar-a-Lago and is lucky that her family surrounds her."

While her husband, former President Donald Trump, faces mounting legal issues, including a lawsuit filed by ex-journalist E. Jean Carroll accusing him of sexual assault in the 1990s, the source emphasized that the Trump family remains united. "If Donald is here, he will be joining the family to celebrate his wife's birthday," the source added. "Despite what you hear, the Trumps are a close family."

Recently, the 76-year-old former president was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to alleged hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels in connection with their 2006 affair, which took place just one year after he married Melania. Despite rumors of infidelity throughout his three marriages, another source revealed that the beleaguered businessman "respects and admires" Melania, the mother of his 17-year-old son, Barron.

The second source noted, "Don't be fooled by the former president's outspoken manner and dominant influence on those around him. He wants to make Melania happy. They have a more than suitable partners arrangement."

Melania is reportedly doing her best to avoid the spotlight amid her husband's legal troubles. "Melania is not now or hasn't recently taken part in her husband's political events," an insider shared, after she did not attend her husband's Tuesday, April 4, arraignment in Manhattan. "It is not comfortable for her. Melania can be aloof and not particularly friendly because she simply wants to be left alone."

These details about Melania's birthday plans were shared with People magazine by the sources.