Céline Dion is honoring her husband, René Angélil, on what would have been their thirtieth marriage ceremony anniversary. Angélil died of throat most cancers on Jan. 14, 2016, two days earlier than what would have been his 74th birthday.
The celebrated singer, 56, posted a heartfelt message on Instagram that featured a photograph of her and Angélil at their marriage ceremony in 1994. Within the candy picture, Dion was photographed in her bridal headpiece and veil as she stared into Angélil’s eyes and grabbed his cheeks. He held her hips and appeared into her eyes.
“You continue to fill our hearts, day by day. You might be the whole lot for us. We miss you a lot. Completely satisfied thirtieth anniversary, mon amour,” Dion captioned the publish, signing it from herself and the couple’s three youngsters: René-Charles, 23, and 14-year-old twins, Nelson and Eddy.
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They first met in 1980 when a 12-year-old Dion sang for him in an audition. From that time, he grew to become her supervisor, and the 2 labored collectively for seven years earlier than they began courting in 1987 when Dion was 19 years outdated. Initially, she stored their relationship personal as a result of she was apprehensive about public opinion.
“I used to be afraid of what folks would assume,” she instructed PEOPLE in 1994. Ultimately, she needed to share her love for Angélil with the world. “If you’re in love, you need to scream it to the world.”
They went public with their relationship after they had been already engaged for a few years. “After I was on the age to have the ability to say to folks [we were together] … It was like bang! Love! Love at all times wins,” Dion wrote in her memoir.
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They tied the knot on Dec. 17, 1994 at Montréal’s Notre-Dame Basilica, and it was broadcast reside on tv in Canada. In April 2024, she instructed Vogue that she would not change a factor in regards to the lavish occasion.
“This can be a second that will probably be with me for the remainder of my life,” she stated. “The costume couldn’t have been large enough. I might’ve had thrice the scale on my head. I might’ve had six totally different clothes that evening as a result of he [Angélil] was, and nonetheless is, such a beautiful human being. He introduced [out] the most effective in me. He actually did.”
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4 years after they stated “I do,” Angélil was recognized with throat most cancers. In 2000, the couple shared the information that Angélil was declared cancer-free. That very same yr, the couple celebrated with a vow renewal in Vegas. Angélil’s most cancers returned in 2014, two years earlier than his demise.
In December 2022, Dion publicly revealed her stiff-person syndrome analysis.
In June, she instructed PEOPLE that she travels for her therapies and “at all times brings photos” of Angélil. “And we have now photos, after all, all over in the home.”
“I am nonetheless married to René. He is nonetheless my husband,” she instructed PEOPLE. “He’ll at all times be.”
