Former World’s richest man and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates have ended their 27 year marriage.
They conveyed the end of their relationship on their verified Twitter handle.
They said they decided to end the marriage after a great deal of thought and a lot of work on their relationship.
They added that over the last 27 years, they have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.
“We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives,”they added
They met in Microsoft where Melinda was a member of staff and started dating in 1987. They got married on January 1 1994 and have three children – a boy and two girls together.
