Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’ Daughter Jennifer Gives Birth, Welcomes Family’s First Grandchild
Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have officially become grandparents.
The former couple‘s 26-year-old daughter Jennifer Gates and her husband, Nayel Nassar, announced the arrival of their first child together in a joint Instagram post on March 4.
Alongside a photo of the pair holding the newborn, with the focus on the tiny feet, they wrote on Instagram, “Sending love from our healthy little family.”
And their family joined in on the excitement in the comments, as new grandmother Melinda wrote, “Welcome to the world. My heart overflows,” while Jennifer’s younger sister Phoebe Gates, 20, posted a slew of red heart emojis.
Jennifer Gates and Nassar got married in October 2021 and announced their pregnancy in November of last year.
Back in December, the first-time grandmother hosted her daughter’s baby shower. Jennifer Gates thanked her mom and shared photos from the lavish celebration on Instagram.
“Still on cloud 9 after this baby shower ????✨Thank you to all the people who have given me and baby girl so much love from near and far and @melindafrenchgates for hosting this incredible evening,” she wrote. “Our hearts are all so full.”
And although Jennifer and Nayel are just beginning their love story, her parents has come to a close. In August 2021, Bill, 67, and Melinda, 58—who also share son Rory, 23—divorced after 27 years of marriage.
“Every marriage as the kids leave the house will go through a transition,” Bill told The Sunday Times in May. “Mine sadly went through this transition called divorce. But from my point of view, it was a great marriage. I wouldn’t have changed it. You know, I wouldn’t choose to marry someone else.”
