Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146bn at stake

Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland. File picture: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

The announcement that Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing will see the couple separate after 27 years of marriage.

The Microsoft co-founder and his wife, who launched the world’s largest charitable foundation, said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.