Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating, the couple have announced.
Mr Trudeau said the couple had made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations”.
“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,” he said.
Mr Trudeau, 51, and his wife, 48, married in 2005 and have three children together.
A former TV host, Mrs Grégoire Trudeau is actively engaged in advocating for causes such as gender equality and women’s rights, and has been a prominent face on her husband’s campaign.
In April, she openly discussed the struggles of leading life in the public eye, saying her family had struggles like other Canadians, but “we’re just a family, and we’re just trying to live our lives”.
“I always remember that when tough times do come that we keep a sense of safety in the house from all fronts and that our kids, whatever room we find ourselves in, feel that there’s actually space to discuss real things,” she told the National Post.
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