Our queen, hero and mother every day, wrote Jennifer Gates in the post published on her Instagram profile under the photo that portrays her together with her mother Melinda (in pink dress and sandals) and her brothers, probably gathered in an exclusive location – like is evident from the typical bracelet that everyone wears on their wrist – to celebrate Mother’s Day, just a week after the shocking news of the divorce. Therefore it is not surprising the absence of his father Bill.
But why is Bill and Melinda Gates, who has now returned to using the girl name French, after 27 years of marriage, they announced their divorce on May 3? As the US press wrote, Melinda allegedly consulted lawyers and started separation practices two years ago, angered by Bill’s dating with Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire philanthropist arrested for sexual abuse and child trafficking, who died in prison, apparently for suicide, in August 2019. Why wait two years?
Often couples, before dividing their paths, wait until their children are old enough and independent to leave the house and continueire the studi, usually in another city. E gods three children of Bill and Melinda, Jennifer, Rory and Phoebe , the first two have already left the nest – so to speak since it is a property of over 6 thousand square meters, overlooking Lake Washington, in Medina, near Seattle – the last one is about to do so. Educated in the Catholic religion like mother Melinda, all three children attended Lakeside School private school, as did father Bill and other Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Of the three children, the eldest daughter Jennifer, just turned 25, is the best known: thanks to his passion for horses that has been repeatedly in newspapers and glossy magazines. After graduating in biology from Stanford University, took a sabbatical year, to devote himself to horses, before studying medicina alla Icahn School of Medicine del Mount Sinai a New York. On that occasion, her parents bought her an apartment in a Manhattan condominium, a few blocks from the university, for $ 5 million, according to the New York Post.
Jennifer has loved horses since she was a child: she started riding at the age of 6. And, practicing horse riding at a competitive level, found herself competing against other billionaire scions, such as Eve Jobs, daughter of Apple co-founder Steve); or Georgina, daughter of the media tycoon and former New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg; O Jessica, daughter of singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen; or Destry, daughter of director Steven Spielberg. His palmares include, among others, the victory at the US Open Hollow Creek Farm for under 25 in September 2017 in New York, riding Alex, one of his favorite horses (prize of 7,500 dollars), and the National Jumping Championship Usef under 25 obstacles in Lexington, Kentucky, in November 2017 ($ 100,000 prize).
To encourage the equestrian passion of Jennifer the father Bill bought a number of properties in Wellington, Florida, bordering the estate of Steve Jobs widow, Lauren Powell, spending $ 37 million according to the Miami Herald.
Despite growing up with a hyper-technological father, Jennifer, like her other two brothers, did not have a cell phone until she was 14 and as a child he could not spend more than 45 minutes in front of the PC. Bill Gates admitted years ago that he devised the mechanism to automatically lock the computer screen when a time limit is reached, to counter Jennifer’s addiction to video games. But those were other times, before the pandemic that forced everyone, including kids, to spend most of their time online, for work or study.
In January 2020, Jennifer announced her engagement to Nayel Nassar on Instagram, 30, born in Chicago to Egyptian parents, but raised in Kuwait. Like Jennifer, Nayel attended Stanford University, majoring in economics. But he turned the passion of horses into a profession: a professional riding champion and competes in international tournaments, among other things he won the million dollar HITS Grand Prix 3 times. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives learning, growing, laughing and loving together, Jennifer wrote on Instagram, sharing the news.
The second son Rory Gates, who will turn 22 on 23 May. Unlike her sister Jennifer, Rory keeps her profiles on private social networks, to protect his privacy but also to feel freer. On Instagram there are only 18 posts, that is 18 photos mostly of himself of the family, without captions. His confidentiality is such that even the news that describes him law student in Chicago it has never been confirmed or denied.
The few public words about Rory belong to her mother Melinda. When my son Rory was born, I spent a lot of time imagining what this little person would be like and who he would be when he grew up. Now, as we’re nearing her 18th birthday, I have my answer. Compassionate and curious, Rory wrote commenting on a photo posted on her Instagram profile to celebrate Rory’s birthday in 2017.
Finally there is Phoebe, 18 years old. How his brother Rory, prefers to keep his profile on social networks private. About Phoebe is she knows that she is an avid book reader, a passion she shares with her father. It was Bill Gates who revealed his and Phoebe’s passion for books in a 2018 Instagram post, especially anything from New York Times bestselling author John Green. My daughter Phoebe and I love to read all kinds of books and we’re huge fans of @johngreenwritesbooks. We both couldn’t put down his new novel, “Turtles All the Way Down,” which tells the story of a young woman who tracks down a missing billionaire, the entrepreneur wrote.
Some American gossip sites talk aboutPhoebe’s aspiration, at least in the past, to become a dancer. He would have attended courses at the Professional Children’s School in New York and at the School of American Ballet at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts also in New York, but also at the Juilliard School, famous for the fact that actor Robin Williams, among others, came out of it. Seems a little too much for a girl just 18 years old.
What is known for sure, however, is that none of the sons will inherit the immense fortune accumulated by Bill Gates, the fourth richest man on the planet with assets of 145 billion dollars according to the Bloomberg billionaire index, updated daily with respect to market trends. Our children will have a good education and enough money not to have financial difficulties, but they have to build their own path. They understand this, and support our decision, he explained 16 years ago in an interview with Daily Mail Bill Gates. Then summarizing his philosophy behind that decision: Giving kids a large sum of money is not doing them a favor. It would distort anything they wanted to do in an attempt to build a life and a career. This money is intended to help the poorest. Our children know this, and are proud of it. They have seen for themselves the projects we finance.
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