{"id":94902,"date":"2021-05-04T06:47:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=94902"},"modified":"2021-05-04T06:47:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T11:47:03","slug":"bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-after-27-years-of-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2021\/05\/04\/bill-and-melinda-gates-divorce-after-27-years-of-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"BBC \u2014 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”.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They first met in the 1980s when Melinda joined Bill’s Microsoft firm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The billionaire couple have three children and jointly run the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The organisation has spent billions fighting causes such as infectious diseases and encouraging vaccinations in children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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