News ofBill and Melinda Gates' decision to divorce has shocked many across the globe.
The truly vigilant might have picked up on signs of a rift before the divorce announcement.
We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life."
The news of their divorce has, of course, sparked intrigue into the couple’s amassed financial state.
In an interview withSalesforce, Melinda recalled arriving at the dinner at the urging of her roommate.
“I could sense that he was interested.
It took him quite a few months before he asked me out,” she said.
The two were married in 1994 in Hawaii (perCNBC).
They share three children: 25-year-old Katharine, 21-year-old Rory, 18-year-old Phoebe (perPeople).
Meanwhile, documents obtained byABC Newssuggest that it was Melinda Gates who originally filed the divorce petition.
No further details about the agreement have been revealed, to date.
