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Melinda French Gates was surprised to become a grandmother so early in life

Melinda French Gates didn't expect to be a grandparent so early in her life

Melinda French Gates never expected to be a grandmother at such an early age.

The 60-year-old philanthropist - who was married to Microsoft founder Bill Gates for 27 years until their divorce in 2021 - became a grandparent for the first time in 2023 at the age of 58 when her eldest daughter Jennifer, 28, welcomed her daughter Leila and Melinda admits that she didn't anticipate it happening so soon.

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