Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage.
The Canadian Prime Minister shared the news on Instagram Wednesday morning.
“Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate,” reads his message.
“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build.”
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He ends off his message by asking for privacy for the well-being of their three children.
Trudeau first met Sophie Grégoire when they were both children growing up in Montreal and Sophie childhood friend of Trudeau’s youngest brother, Michel.
The two got engaged in October 2004 and married on May 28, 2005. They have three children: Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien.