Former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg has tied the knot with his longtime partner, Diana Taylor, after being together for 26 years.
Bloomberg, who is 84, and Taylor, 71, said their vows on Monday at a small, private ceremony in their home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York.
A spokesperson for Bloomberg shared the news in a statement on Monday. The ceremony was attended by family, including Bloomberg’s daughters, Emma and Georgina.
“Twenty-six years after a chance seating assignment, Mike Bloomberg and Diana Taylor have married. The longtime couple exchanged vows today in a small, private ceremony at their home on the Upper East Side, joined by family, including his daughters, Emma and Georgina,” the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson also revealed that the couple met when they were seated next to each other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while Bloomberg was running for mayor.
According to PEOPLE, the new couple hosted a lunch for about 15 guests after their wedding.
Bloomberg and Taylor started dating in 2000. Taylor shared in a 2020 interview with The Washington Post that they first met at a business lunch and later ran into each other at a restaurant. That is when Bloomberg asked her out for a drink.
She also joined Bloomberg at many official events during his 12 years as mayor. Many people saw her as the city’s unofficial first lady.
In 2021, she became chair of the New York City Ballet’s board of directors.
Bloomberg served three terms as New York City mayor from 2002 to 2013. He was married to Susan Brown in 1975, but their marriage ended in divorce in 1993. They have two daughters together.
Taylor has also been married before.
This wedding marks the second marriage for both Bloomberg and Taylor.
Drop your comment
No comments yet — be the first to drop the gist 👇