The Gates family is one the world’s most powerful families. Bill Gates is the patriarch. He is the founder of Microsoft, and has been consistently one of world’s wealthiest men. His net worth fluctuates with stock markets, but as of July Gates was valued at $122 billion. According to Forbes. Melinda French Gates is the co-founder and chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It is the largest private charity in the country. Their oldest daughter Jennifer was born to them, while their middle son Rory was their oldest and Phoebe was their youngest. This appeared to be a perfect — and extremely wealthy — family until Bill and Melinda shocked the world by announcing their divorce in 2021 after 27 years together.
The question of how the relationship with the children would change was one. Another question that is obvious is inheritance. Bill stated that he did not want to leave his children easy money and would instead give a small amount to each child based on his insane net worth. Bill planned to leave $10 million to each child. Page Six reported. When the divorce was finalized, Melinda rented an entire island in the Caribbean called Calivigny Island to house the family away from all the media attention — and from Bill. According to some reports, Phoebe and all the members of the family were upset by Bill’s news about the divorce. TMZ.
We take a look at Bill’s relationship to Phoebe, his youngest daughter, in between the divorce and inheritance talk.
Phoebe Gates and Bill have a fabulous time together
Phoebe and Bill Gates dressed up for the Time100 event in New York City. This annual gala honors the 100 most influential people in the world according toTime magazine. Phoebe and Bill took photographs side-by-side on the red carpet. Phoebe wore an elegant black tuxedo, while Bill wore a Fendi shimmery pink gown. Donatella Versace designed this dress in collaboration with Fendi. Versace. It’s exactly the same dress Naomi Campbell wore on the runway. Phoebe was present at the gala. ShareShe shared on Instagram that she was honored by her father’s invitation to the event. Simu Liu, an actor from China, was also present at the event. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”Bill was convinced to try bubble tea. Phoebe arrived a few weeks later. PostInstagram: A series of sweet childhood photos featuring Bill. “Thank you for being my dad. Love you today and always,”In the caption, she wrote.
Phoebe graduated high school in 2021 and went on to Stanford University. Her sister Jennifer made a heartfelt postWe congratulate Phoebe for her achievement. Bill is one famous Harvard dropout, but has been an important supporter of Stanford$6 million donation to the Gates Computer Science Building.
The ups & downs with Phoebe and Bill Gates
Phoebe Gates and Bill share a common love for reading. Bill is well-known for his fervent reading habits. RedditHe will sometimes read up three hours per day. Phoebe appears to have passed this passion to him. John Green is a favorite author of hers, and she urged her parents to read his books. It’s not surprising that Bill was able to connect with Green and introduce Phoebe to him, given his influence. An event “John pulled Phoebe aside to share a secret with her: the plot of his new book. He made her promise not to share it with anyone, and she stayed true to her word for nearly two years,”Gates revealed this in his blog GatesNotes.
Unfortunately, the family bonding was broken a few years later. Bill’s relationship was with Melinda French Gates had been reported to have been difficult for many years. Phoebe moving out and growing up put the final nail in his coffin. “It’s absolutely because their youngest child is graduating from high school, and the idea was that they stayed together through that,”According to a source close the Gates family, People. Although it was difficult for Phoebe, her parents split up, she managed to live her teenage life. A few weeks later her sister died PostPhoebe shared her pink prom dress and the difficulties of her family. Instagram.