Bill Gates Attends Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding Welcome Party with Serious Girlfriend Paula Hurd

Bill Gates is celebrating emotion successful Italy pinch his girlfriend, Paula Hurd.

On Thursday, June 26, nan Microsoft co-founder was spotted pinch his woman successful Venice attending nan wedding invited party for Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos and his bride-to-be Lauren Sánchez. The arena is taking spot astatine a closed cloister adjacent to nan Madonna dell'Orto church.

Gates, who was spotted astatine nan Venice Marco Polo Airport earlier successful nan day, was dressed successful a classical achromatic suit pinch a achromatic button-up shirt.

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Hurd matched his look successful a achromatic off-the-shoulder dress. She paired her outfit pinch a sparkling necklace and stud earrings.

Other celebrities spotted attending nan invited party see Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Kris Jenner and boyfriend Corey Gamble, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King.

News of Gates and Hurd's romance came successful February 2023, astir 2 years aft Gates and ex-wife Melinda French Gates announced they were divorcing after 27 years of matrimony successful May 2021.

A root told PEOPLE astatine nan clip Gates and Hurd's narration was made nationalist that, "It's wide known that Bill Gates and Paula Hurd are dating, but she hasn't met his kids yet."

Confirmation of their romance came aft nan mates was spotted astatine respective sporting events together months prior, including nan Laver Cup successful September 2022 and nan Australian Open successful January 2023.

They besides attended Bezos and Sánchez's engagement party in August 2023, which took spot aboard nan Bezos' yacht on Italy's Amalfi Coast. 

Gates and Hurd made their reddish carpet debut astatine nan 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at nan Academy Museum of Motion Pictures successful April 2024.

In February 2025, Gates said retired astir their romance for nan first time connected the Today show, telling Savannah Guthrie, "I’m fortunate to person a superior woman named Paula."

"We’re having fun. Going to nan Olympics and tons of awesome things," he added.

Gates besides gave Hurd a shout-out astatine nan extremity of his debut memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings, moreover though nan book takes spot decades earlier their romance began.

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"Early readers of nan manuscript included Paula Hurd, Marc St. John, and Sheila Gulati," he wrote. "The adjacent publication from beloved and trusted friends provided much-needed thoughtful and insightful feedback astatine captious stages successful nan writing."