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Bill and Melinda Gates announced on Monday that they d be divorcing after 27 years of marriage.
The couple met in 1987 and went on to establish one of the world s largest non-profit foundations.
Here, we take a look at the couple s decades-long romance, before it became undone.
From volunteering on the ground to attending fancy cocktail parties - Bill and Melinda Gates came as a pair.
Together, they built a charitable empire through Bill s technology company Microsoft and the massive non-profit they co-founded and co-chair, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
And when it came time to announce Monday the