Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”.ContentsHow did they get together?What is the Gates Foundation?What role did Melinda play in their campaigning?“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair tweeted.They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill’s Microsoft firm.The billionaire couple have three children and jointly run the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.The organisation has spent billions fighting causes such as infectious diseases and encouraging vaccinations in children.The Gates – along with investor Warren Buffett – are behind the Giving Pledge, which calls on billionaires to commit to giving away the majority of their wealth to good causes.Bill Gates is the fourth wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes, and is worth $124bn (£89bn).He made his money […]
Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage
