Absent from the 2020 World Economic Forum
In early 2020, Bill and Melinda left the world in shock when they announced that they weren’t going to attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland that year. The power couple had attended the annual meeting of business, political, and academic leaders for the past several years. This was probably one of the first signs of personal troubles they were going through.
Nobody could’ve known what was going on in the Gates home. Were they experiencing marital problems, or were they being extra-cautious about large-group gatherings? One can only speculate, but knowing what we know now, it’s entirely possible that their marriage was already on the rocks.