Celine Dion posts touching tribute to late husband Rene Angelil on fifth anniversary of his death
‘In our hearts forever’: Celine Dion posts touching tribute to late husband Rene Angelil on fifth anniversary of his death
Celine Dion remembered her late husband Rene Angelil on the fifth anniversary of his death on Thursday,
The superstar singer, 52, posted a closeup photo of herself and Angelil holding hands to her Instagram.
In the caption, she wrote: ‘René, it’s been 5 years already… There’s not one day that we don’t think about you.’
Missed: Celine Dion posted a sweet tribute to her late husband Rene Angelil to Instagram on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of his death from cancer. The couple are pictured in 2012
The French-Canadian hitmaker was married to her manager from 1995 to his death from cancer at the age of 73.
The couple had three sons together – René-Charles, now 19, and twins Nelson and Eddy, now 10.
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In her tribute, Dion said: ‘We’re reaching out to you now more than ever, to guide us, protect us, and continue to watch over us. And we pray that you’ll shine your love on the entire world, to all those at this very moment, who are facing incredibly difficult times.’
She concluded: ‘You are in our hearts and in our lives forever. We love you, Celine, René-Charles, Nelson and Eddy xx…’
Tribute: ‘René, it’s been 5 years already… There’s not one day that we don’t think about you,’ Dion wrote alongside a closeup photo of herself and Angelil holding hands
Family: The French-Canadian hitmaker had three sons with Angelil – René-Charles, now 19, and twins Nelson and Eddy, now 10. They’re pictured in a Christmas Instagram photo
Dion and Angelil, both from Quebec, first met when she was just 13.
He was a 39-year-old music manager still married to his second wife when he decided to devote himself to making her a star.
They started a relationship in 1988, three years after his divorce, but waited another six years before marrying due to sensitivity about how their romance would be publicly perceived.
Angelil succumbed to throat cancer on January 14, 2016, two days before his 74th birthday.
He was honored by the government of Quebec with a ‘national funeral’ at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
Devoted: Dion and Angelil, both from Quebec, first met when she was just 13 and he became her manager. Dion became his third wife in 1994 (pictured in 2007)
Public farewell: Angelil succumbed to throat cancer on January 14, 2016. He was honored by the government of Quebec with a ‘national funeral’ at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal
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