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An image is price a thousand phrases, so Jennifer Gates didn’t have to write down a lot when she introduced her being pregnant on Thanksgiving (Nov. 24). “Thankful,” wrote Jennifer, 26, as she confirmed off her child bump whereas standing subsequent to her husband, equestrian millionaire Nayel Nassar. In her Instagram publish, Jennifer posed in a deep forest inexperienced gown as she cradled her bump, whereas Nayel, 31, beamed with pleasure whereas subsequent to his pregnant spouse. Jennifer included a inexperienced coronary heart and a child bottle, presumably indicating their bundle of pleasure will arrive in March 2023.
“I couldn’t be more excited to meet this little one and watch you two become parents,” commented Jennifer’s mom, Melinda French Gates. Karlie Kloss left a string of “hearts for eyes” emojis, whereas dressmaker Vera Wang wrote, “WOW. Congratulations to a wonderful couple and your new addition!!!!” “I am overjoyed for you, we need wonderful people to make more wonderful people sending so much love,” added superstar occasion planner & designer Marcy Blum. Other followers crammed the feedback part with messages like “Congratulations” and such.
Jennifer’s being pregnant comes over a 12 months since she and Nayel tied the knot in a ceremony in Salem, New York, in October 2021. The couple exchanged vows in entrance of 300 friends in a Muslim ceremony (Nayel is an Egyptian-American, born in Chicago and raised in Kuwait.) Jennifer and Nayel started courting in January 2017, and each are completed equestrians – and each are alums of Stanford college. He proposed in January 2020, and after a 12 months of COVID, the 2 lastly grew to become husband and spouse.
Seven months earlier than Jennifer’s wedding ceremony, her mother and father – Melinda and Bill Gates – introduced their divorce after twenty-seven years collectively. “Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children [Jennifer, Phoebee, and Rory Gates] and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all to lead healthy, productive lives,” their joint assertion learn. “We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the [Gates] foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives.”
“It’s been a challenging year, both collectively with the pandemic and for our families going through transitions,” Jennifer advised Vogue in Oct. 2021, forward of her marriage. “But our love for one another has been a constant. Being able to celebrate our wedding with our closest friends and family was a dream come true.”