Bill and Melinda Gates divorce may change their €40bn charity foundation after all

Bill and Melinda Gates have 'reaffirmed their commitment to the foundation and continue to work together on behalf of [its] mission'. 

When Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced their surprise split after 27 years of marriage, they said there would be no changes to their $50bn (€40bn) foundation.

Now, about three weeks later, after revelations that Melinda considered divorce years earlier partly because of Bill’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and amid reports of his dubious behaviour at Microsoft, there are signs change is coming to one of the world’s most powerful philanthropic organisations.