BillGates and Melinda Gates dropped a Monday blaster for the world. The couple knownfor their philanthropic has now headed for divorce after 27 years of theirmarriage. The duo released a statement on their social media accounts. The statementreads, “after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, wehave made the decision to end our marriage. Over the last 27 years, we haveraised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over theworld to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives. We continue toshare a belief in that mission and will continue to share a belief in thatmission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longerbelieve we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives. We askfor space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life”.
The coupleis separating from ties of marriage but will remain close-chairs and trusteesof the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Co-founder of Microsoft Corp. BillGates is the world’s fourth-richest person. On the other hand Melinda Gates ages56 is the former Microsoft manager who has been a champion for social causeslike global health and equality for women.
In oneof the documentaries shot by Netflix, ‘Inside Bill’s Brain’ the audience got arare look at the couple’s relationship. In this docu-film, Bill revealed thathow strongly he weighed in on the decision to marry Melinda. In the same documentaryMelinda was also seen speaking about him. She said, “he wanted to be married,but he didn’t know whether he could actually commit to it and run Microsoft”. Thedocumentaries also showed that he had written the pros and cons of getting married.
As nowthe couple has decided to part ways we dug out few moments of the coupleshared on social media. From their family pictures to valentine's wishes, theshared wholesome picture of their private life.
