Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, Girlfriend Paula Hurd Spotted at Jeff Bezos' Engagement Party

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, celebrated their engagement in front of a distinguished Amalfi Coast crowd, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The couple's intentions to wed were formally announced during the engagement celebration, which was held aboard Bezos' luxurious yacht.

During a romantic trip to Europe in May that included stops in Saint-Tropez, Portofino, Cannes, and Capri, Bezos, 59, and Sánchez, 53, got engaged, according to People. The celebration on the Amalfi Coast in Italy further sweetened the couple's joyful path toward marriage.

At the Jeff Bezos engagement event, Bill Gates, a well-known philanthropist, and co-founder of Microsoft, was one of the notable attendees. He went to the event with Paula Hurd, his girlfriend. The pair had been dating for some time; in late 2022, news of their relationship broke. Bill Gates and Paula Hurd's most recent photo together was taken in January at the Australian Open's Men's final.

Who is Paula Hurd?

Paula Hurd, a 60-year-old former NCR Corporation employee who worked in sales and alliance management for the IT sector, has a long history of volunteerism, according to Hello! magazine. Bill Gates's girlfriend is also known for creating and planning unique event experiences, which makes her participation at Bezos and Sánchez's event even more significant. From her marriage with former HP CEO Mark,

Paula Hurd has two adult daughters: Kathryn and Kelly. Bill has three adult children of his own with Melinda: Jennifer, Rory, and Phoebe. Whether any of the new couple's kids have already met their prospective new stepparents is still being determined.

Bill Gates' attendance at the Jeff Bezos celebration brought attention to his personal life as the happy couple continued to be the center of attention. Following 27 years of marriage, the tech mogul and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, announced their divorce in August 2021. Gates and Hurd have enjoyed their public relationship ever since.

Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez Start a New Chapter

After Jeff Bezos divorced MacKenzie Scott in January 2019, they went public with their relationship. The pair has a shared history of achieving business success, and they now want to wed. The couple's pleasure was evident as they began this new chapter together, even though the Jeff Bezos engagement party was a private event.

The $500 million superyacht Koru, owned by Bezos, contributed to the event's opulent atmosphere. On the exquisite boat, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez traveled to Portofino, Italy, where the Amazon CEO was seen taking pictures of his stunning fiancee.

Because of his activities as Lauren Sánchez's personal photographer, Jeff Bezos, with an estimated net worth of $148 billion, was mockingly referred to as the world's most overpaid "Instagram boyfriend" during the couple's engagement party, The Independent reported.