Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage. Business owners and philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”.
This was announced by Bill Gates on his Twitter. As Gates decide to CTRL+ALT+DEL their marriage.
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) May 3, 2021
The couple met in the late 1980s when Melinda joined Bill’s Microsoft. They have three children. They also run the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a foundation that works on eradicating diseases and poverty from third-world countries.
Whether the couple could not reconcile over Melinda‘s staunch pro-malaria position is the main reason for this huge news, following the announcement of their separation, Bill and Melinda Gates confirm that they will still work together on the Gates Foundation.
Currently, according to Forbes, Bill Gates is the 4th wealthiest person in the world.