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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that he and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, are separating.
The prime minister and his wife said in a joint statement posted to their official Instagram accounts that they had “many meaningful and difficult conversations” prior to their decision.
“As always, we remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other for everything we have built and will continue to build,” he wrote.
Justin Trudeau on Instagram
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The couple asked for privacy out of respect for the children’s well-being.
Sophie and Justin Trudeau first met as children in Montreal and crossed paths again at a charity event in 2003, according to Vogue. They married in 2005 and have three children, two sons and a daughter.
Trudeau has publicly praised his wife over the years, most recently in a post on her birthday in April. He posted two selfies with her to his social media with a caption professing his love for her.
“From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side,” he wrote.
Justin Trudeau on Twitter: “Happy birthday, Sophie. From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side… I love you, mon amour. pic.twitter.com/nolrIwnSa8 / Twitter”
Happy birthday, Sophie. From this, to this, and everything in between, there’s no one I’d rather have by my side… I love you, mon amour. pic.twitter.com/nolrIwnSa8
He also praised her and his own mother as two of the “strongest, bravest, and greatest people” in a Mother’s Day post from May.
