Former New York City Mayor and billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg has married his longtime partner, Diana Taylor, ending a 26-year relationship before their wedding.
The 84-year-old Bloomberg and 71-year-old Taylor exchanged vows on Monday in a private ceremony at their home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with family members, including Bloomberg’s daughters, Emma and Georgina, in attendance.
The marriage was confirmed by a spokesman, who said the couple first met 26 years ago through a chance seating arrangement.
“Twenty-six years after a chance seating assignment, Mike Bloomberg and Diana Taylor have married,” the spokesman said.
About a dozen relatives and close friends later joined the couple for a lunch following the ceremony. No reason was given for the timing of the wedding.
Bloomberg, who served three terms as New York City mayor from 2002 to 2013, was previously married to Susan Brown. Their marriage lasted from 1976 until 1993.
He also ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and remains a major financial supporter of Democratic political causes. His team said he contributed approximately $80 million to Democratic groups and candidates in September and October ahead of the US midterm elections.
Taylor has maintained her own career in public service and finance. She previously served as New York State Superintendent of Banks under former Governor George Pataki.
During Bloomberg’s mayoral tenure, she frequently accompanied him to official events while continuing her professional activities.
In 2021, she was appointed chair of the New York City Ballet’s board of directors.
The couple’s relationship has also featured occasional public anecdotes about their life together. Taylor once recalled giving Bloomberg a Christmas photograph of two yellow Labrador puppies in 2007, which eventually led to the dogs joining their household.
She said Bloomberg initially questioned whether he had a choice in keeping the dogs, to which she replied that he did, but that choices had consequences.
Taylor also publicly defended Bloomberg during his 2020 presidential campaign when he faced criticism over past comments about women.
At a campaign office in California, she expressed her support in a handwritten message, saying: “I like Mike, because I LOVE MIKE.”
Ademide Adebayo
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