“After important and difficult conversations, we have decided to separate,” the two said on Instagram on Wednesday. “As always, we remain a family with a deep love and respect for one another and for all that we have built and will continue to build together.”
Mainly for the sake of their children, both asked that their privacy be respected. The couple married in 2005 and have three children together – Xavier, born 2007, Ella-Grace, born 2009, and Hadrien, born 2014. Justin Trudeau is a member of the Liberal Party and has been Prime Minister of Canada since 2015. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had long worked as a presenter on television and radio.