Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau at Westminster Abbey prior to the coronation ceremony of Britain's King Charles III in London in May. (AP File Photo/Kin Cheung)

Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage

By CJME News Aug 2, 2023 | 11:04 AM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have announced they’re separating.

In a post on social media, the couple said they made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations.”

The couple got married in 2005.

They have three children: 15-year-old Xavier, 14-year-old Ella-Grace and nine-year-old Hadrien.

Trudeau is the second prime minister to announce a separation while in office. His father, Pierre Trudeau, separated from his wife, Margaret, in 1979 and the two divorced in 1984.

— With files from The Canadian Press