{"id":313506,"date":"2021-05-04T12:28:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T07:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=313506"},"modified":"2021-05-04T12:28:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T07:28:20","slug":"bill-and-melinda-gates-to-divorce-after-27-years-together-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bill-and-melinda-gates-to-divorce-after-27-years-together-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill and Melinda Gates To Divorce After 27 Years Together [Pictures]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After serving as an inspiration for almost three decades together, Bill and Melinda Gates are calling it quits. The power couple announced that they are ending their 27-year marriage because they &#8216;<em>no longer believe we can grow as a couple in the next phase of our lives<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post, Melinda Gates announced that while they will no longer be married both Bill and Melinda will continue working for their foundation.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation,&#8221; she said<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t<blockquote  \r\n\t\tclass=\"instagram-media\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CObJ_pRpxfS\/\" \r\n\t\tdata-instgrm-version=\"14\" \r\n\t\tstyle=\"max-width:540px; min-width:300px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\t\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bill-gates-daughter-gets-engaged-to-her-muslim-boyfriend-pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Gates&#8217; Daughter Gets Engaged to Her Muslim Boyfriend [Pictures]<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Melinda asked people to respect the family&#8217;s privacy to process this change.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313528\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313528\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Bill &amp; Melinda donated a $100M cheque to the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health in 1998.<br \/>Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-56974222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill&#8217;s Microsoft firm. They have three children together, two daughters and a son.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates.png 600w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-300x289.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The couple and their three kids Jennifer, Phoebe, and Rory.<br \/>Image Source: Jennifer Gates Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bill Gates is the fourth wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes, and is worth $124 billion. It is unclear how much of the couple&#8217;s assets will go to Melinda following the divorce.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313530\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313530 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-1-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melinda accompanied her husband when Bill appeared in an antitrust case against Microsoft in 2002.<br \/>Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bezos-ex-wife-becomes-the-worlds-richest-woman-for-one-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bezos&#8217; Ex-Wife Becomes the World&#8217;s Richest Woman for One Day<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The co-founder of Microsoft made his fortune developing software for the personal computer. He stepped down from his day-to-day role running the tech company in 2008, and focused on his non-profit, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with his wife Melinda.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313531\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-2-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill and Melinda partaking in a discussion about expected breakthroughs in the next 15 years in health, education, farming, and banking, in Brussels in 2015.<br \/>Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rather than donating to causes they care about they took on a more proactive role with their foundation. Their non-profit agency was established to fight poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-4-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The couple met with then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations in 2015.<br \/>Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The couple has been lauded and awarded for their philanthropic efforts over the years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-3-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Gates presented honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London, in 2015.<br \/>Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-5-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Then-US President Barack Obama awarded the Bill &amp; Melinda with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313537\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6.jpg 976w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-6-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill &amp; Melinda awarded the L\u00e9gion d&#8217;Honneur &#8211; France&#8217;s highest honor &#8211; by then French President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande in 2017.<br \/>Image Source: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After serving as an inspiration for almost three decades together, Bill and Melinda Gates are calling it quits. The power couple announced that they are ending their 27-year marriage because they &#8216;no longer believe we can grow as a couple in the next phase of our lives&#8216;. 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