Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire, announce separation

THEY'RE CALLING IT QUITS. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING, ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED COUPLES ON THE WORLD STAGE, TURNING THE PAGE ON THEIR STORYBOOK RELATIONSHIP AFTER 18 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU AND WIFE SOPHIE GREGOIRE TRUDEAU WRITING ON INSTAGRAM, AFTER MANY MEANINGFUL AND DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO SEPARATE. THE COUPLE HAD BEEN A GLAMOROUS AND PROMINENT GLOBE-TROTTING DUO. THEIR SPLIT UNUSUAL FOR A PROMINENT POLITICAL FAMILY, NOW DRAWING FAMILIES. GREGOIRE TRUDEAU IS A FORMER TV PERSONALITY AND HAS BECOME A POWERFUL VOICE FOR GENDER EQUALITY. THE TWO MARRIED IN 2005 AND SHARE THREE CHILDREN TOGETHER. THE PAIR APPEARING IN THE PAGES OF "VOGUE," RECOUNTING HOW THEY FIRST MET AS SCHOOLCHILDREN AND EVENTUALLY RECONNECTED AT A CHARITY EVENT DECADES LATER. SOON AFTER, TRUDEAU SAYS HE TOLD HER, I'M 31 YEARS OLD AND I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR 31 YEARS. EVEN AFTER ASCENDING TO THE TOP OF CANADA'S POLITICAL LADDER, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS NOT SHIED AWAY FROM CELEBRATING THEIR LOVE. WRITING ON SOCIAL MEDIA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THERE'S NO ONE I'D RATHER HAVE BY MY SIDE. >> SHE WAS AN ASSET AND SHE WAS A POLITICAL PARTNER. NOW SHE NO LONGER IS. >> TRUDEAU HAS ACKNOWLEDGED UPS AND DOWNS IN THEIR PARTNERSHIP, OPENING UP IN AN INTERVIEW ON CANADIAN TELEVISION IN 2014. >> THERE ARE TIMES WHEN SHE -- SHE HATES MY JOB AND SHE HATES ME FOR LOVING MY JOB. >> Reporter: IN A RECENT APPEARANCE ON MEGHAN MARKLE PODCAST, GREGOIRE TRUDEAU HIGHLIGHTED CHALLENGES THAT MODERN MOTHERS AND WOMEN FACE. >> A LITTLE GIRL DOES NOT FEEL GUILTY FOR BEING A GIRL, WE LEARN IT. >> SEPARATIONS INVOLVING PUBLIC OFFICIALS CAN BE COMPLICATED. >> HE WANTS TO KEEP EVERYTHING FAIRLY PRIVATE AND WILL KEEP THIS OFF THE RADAR AS HE TRIES TO DEAL WITH HIS KIDS AND NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT WHAT WILL BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR HIS PERSONALLY. >> MAN, THIS IS A HARD SITUATION, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. BUT TO BE THE LEADER OF A NATION LIKE CANADA. >> ESPECIALLY IN THE PUBLIC EYE. >> HAVE THEY KIND OF INDICATED HOW THEY PLAN ON MANAGING THIS RELATIONSHIP GOING FORWARD? >> SO THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE HAS SAID THE FAMILY WILL REMAIN VERY CLOSE AND PEOPLE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THEM TOGETHER IN THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING NEXT WEEK WHEN THE FAMILY PLANS TO GO ON VACATION TOGE

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Length: 2min 31sec (151 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 03 2023