(L-R) Bill Gates, Jennifer Gates.Photo: Jennifer Gates/InstagramJennifer Gatesis feeling the birthday love!On Tuesday, Jennifer celebrated her"golden" birthday, turning 26 on April 26 — and she received plenty of tributes from friends and family, including parentsBill Gatesand Melinda French Gates.“From little girl to beautiful bride,” Melinda, 57,wroteon social media alongside a sweet mother-daughter photo from herdaughter’s weddinglast year. “I’ve loved you through and through. Happy 26th birthday, Jenn!“In a separate post, which included a snap of a dance they shared at her wedding reception, Bill, 66, wrote that it was “hard to believe” his little girl was already 26.“I’m incredibly proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Here’s to many more years of dancing to the Lion King together,” hewrote.Jennifer also received another special tribute from her husband, equestrianNayel Nassar, 31.“My universe, best friend, wife. My world simply wouldn’t go round without you,” hewrote. “What a year you’ve had, and though I know you have so much more to offer, I’m so proud of where you are right now in this moment.““You never cease to amaze me 😍 Celebrating you today, and every day ♾ Love you!” he added.In an affectionate comment, the medical student replied that the “best part of 25 was getting to marry you.“RELATED VIDEO: Melinda French Gates Opens Up About What Led to Divorce from Bill Gates: ‘I Couldn’t Trust What We Had’In her own post, the woman of the hour shared that she was “immensely grateful"for all of the lessons she’s learned over the years, which allowed her to evolve into “this version of me at 26.““Owning and honoring her today. Thank you for the well wishes 💕✨,” she added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jennifer and her husbandtied the knotat their farm in New York on Oct. 16, 2001 — and although it was a “beautiful” day, getting therewasn’t without its obstacles.“Planning a wedding while I was in medical school rotations and Nayel was preparing for the Olympics was no small feat,” she previously toldVogueof the couple’s busy schedule, which involved Nasser’s Olympic bid for Team Egypt.“But it was so worth it to share such a special day with those closest to us,” she added.Jennifer Gates and Nayel Nassar.nayel nassar/ instagram"It’s been a challenging year, both collectively with the pandemic and for ourfamilies going through transitions,” added Jennifer, whose parentsannounced their splitafter 27 years of marriage in May andfinalized their divorcein August.“But our love for one another has been a constant,” she added. “Being able to celebrate our wedding with our closest friends and family was a dream come true.”
(L-R) Bill Gates, Jennifer Gates.Photo: Jennifer Gates/Instagram
Jennifer Gatesis feeling the birthday love!On Tuesday, Jennifer celebrated her"golden” birthday, turning 26 on April 26 — and she received plenty of tributes from friends and family, including parentsBill Gatesand Melinda French Gates.“From little girl to beautiful bride,” Melinda, 57,wroteon social media alongside a sweet mother-daughter photo from herdaughter’s weddinglast year. “I’ve loved you through and through. Happy 26th birthday, Jenn!“In a separate post, which included a snap of a dance they shared at her wedding reception, Bill, 66, wrote that it was “hard to believe” his little girl was already 26.“I’m incredibly proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Here’s to many more years of dancing to the Lion King together,” hewrote.Jennifer also received another special tribute from her husband, equestrianNayel Nassar, 31.“My universe, best friend, wife. My world simply wouldn’t go round without you,” hewrote. “What a year you’ve had, and though I know you have so much more to offer, I’m so proud of where you are right now in this moment.““You never cease to amaze me 😍 Celebrating you today, and every day ♾ Love you!” he added.In an affectionate comment, the medical student replied that the “best part of 25 was getting to marry you.“RELATED VIDEO: Melinda French Gates Opens Up About What Led to Divorce from Bill Gates: ‘I Couldn’t Trust What We Had’In her own post, the woman of the hour shared that she was “immensely grateful"for all of the lessons she’s learned over the years, which allowed her to evolve into “this version of me at 26.““Owning and honoring her today. Thank you for the well wishes 💕✨,” she added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jennifer and her husbandtied the knotat their farm in New York on Oct. 16, 2001 — and although it was a “beautiful” day, getting therewasn’t without its obstacles.“Planning a wedding while I was in medical school rotations and Nayel was preparing for the Olympics was no small feat,” she previously toldVogueof the couple’s busy schedule, which involved Nasser’s Olympic bid for Team Egypt.“But it was so worth it to share such a special day with those closest to us,” she added.Jennifer Gates and Nayel Nassar.nayel nassar/ instagram"It’s been a challenging year, both collectively with the pandemic and for ourfamilies going through transitions,” added Jennifer, whose parentsannounced their splitafter 27 years of marriage in May andfinalized their divorcein August.“But our love for one another has been a constant,” she added. “Being able to celebrate our wedding with our closest friends and family was a dream come true.”
Jennifer Gatesis feeling the birthday love!
On Tuesday, Jennifer celebrated her"golden” birthday, turning 26 on April 26 — and she received plenty of tributes from friends and family, including parentsBill Gatesand Melinda French Gates.
“From little girl to beautiful bride,” Melinda, 57,wroteon social media alongside a sweet mother-daughter photo from herdaughter’s weddinglast year. “I’ve loved you through and through. Happy 26th birthday, Jenn!”
In a separate post, which included a snap of a dance they shared at her wedding reception, Bill, 66, wrote that it was “hard to believe” his little girl was already 26.
“I’m incredibly proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Here’s to many more years of dancing to the Lion King together,” hewrote.
Jennifer also received another special tribute from her husband, equestrianNayel Nassar, 31.
“My universe, best friend, wife. My world simply wouldn’t go round without you,” hewrote. “What a year you’ve had, and though I know you have so much more to offer, I’m so proud of where you are right now in this moment.”
“You never cease to amaze me 😍 Celebrating you today, and every day ♾ Love you!” he added.
In an affectionate comment, the medical student replied that the “best part of 25 was getting to marry you.”
RELATED VIDEO: Melinda French Gates Opens Up About What Led to Divorce from Bill Gates: ‘I Couldn’t Trust What We Had’
In her own post, the woman of the hour shared that she was “immensely grateful"for all of the lessons she’s learned over the years, which allowed her to evolve into “this version of me at 26.”
“Owning and honoring her today. Thank you for the well wishes 💕✨,” she added.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Jennifer and her husbandtied the knotat their farm in New York on Oct. 16, 2001 — and although it was a “beautiful” day, getting therewasn’t without its obstacles.
“Planning a wedding while I was in medical school rotations and Nayel was preparing for the Olympics was no small feat,” she previously toldVogueof the couple’s busy schedule, which involved Nasser’s Olympic bid for Team Egypt.
“But it was so worth it to share such a special day with those closest to us,” she added.
Jennifer Gates and Nayel Nassar.nayel nassar/ instagram
“It’s been a challenging year, both collectively with the pandemic and for ourfamilies going through transitions,” added Jennifer, whose parentsannounced their splitafter 27 years of marriage in May andfinalized their divorcein August.
“But our love for one another has been a constant,” she added. “Being able to celebrate our wedding with our closest friends and family was a dream come true.”
source: people.com
