Melinda French Gates cautioned the public against seeing billionaires as monoliths, saying instead she tried to raise her children with a sense of normality.

"I knew when I got divorced, I would be okay on my own. And I think that was the most important thing," Melinda French Gates said.

Melinda French Gates has shared some insight into her 2021 divorce from Bill Gates. The philanthropist candidly spoke with Elle magazine in an article published on Monday, March 17, about the split that changed her life.