tragedy has struck Richard Branson‘s family–he just announced his wife of 50 years, zoneIs dead.
Richard shared the heartbreaking news on IG on Tuesday … posting a photo of Joan and calling her “the most amazing mother and grandmother that our children and grandchildren could ever ask for.”
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He further added that she was his best friend, rock, guiding light and his entire world…Finally, ,Love you always, Joan X.”
No word yet on the cause of death, but it appears Richard knew the end was near… just yesterday he posted a throwback photo of the two of them with the simple, emotional caption, “Love this photo of Joan.”
The couple first met in 1976 and married several years later in 1989 on Necker Island, their private property in the British Virgin Islands. Together, they had three children — holly, SamAnd claire sarahThe latter died tragically just four days after birth.
Joan was 80 years old.
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