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Lauren Sánchez Bezos posted a rare photo of her daughter Ella Whitesell on her Instagram Story to celebrate her acceptance to college.
Sánchez Bezos, 55, shared the photo of Ella wearing a pink and white unicorn onesie on Thursday, Dec. 11.
“Congratulations! I have tears in my eyes looking at this photo and knowing you will be heading off to college soon,” Sánchez Bezos began. “Beyond proud of how hard you work – I love you SO much. Congratulations on getting into the college of your dreams.”
Sánchez Bezos and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tied the knot in June in an elaborate ceremony in Venice, Italy.
Bezos shares four kids — three sons and one daughter — with ex-wife MacKenzie Scott. Meanwhile, Sánchez Bezos has one son with ex-boyfriend Tony Gonzalez and two children with ex-husband Patrick Whitesell.
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News of Bezos and Sánchez’s relationship surfaced in January 2019, around the same time the Blue Origin founder announced his divorce from MacKenzie Scott after 25 years of marriage. At the time, Sánchez Bezos was divorcing Whitesell after 13 years of marriage.
Bezos and Sánchez Bezos have not shared how they first met, but sources previously told PEOPLE that the pair struck up a working relationship while teaming up on several projects and “gradually” developed romantic feelings for each other.
