Melinda French Gates explained why she and ex-husband Bill Gates let their children—Phoebe, Jennifer and Rory—decide for themselves what last names they wanted to go by.

the decision on what last name they wanted to use became theirs. "I wanted the kids to be seen for who they were,” she told the outlet. “My oldest daughter went in with Gates; she felt like ...

Melinda French Gates knows there's a lot attached to a ... 25—choose for themselves the last names they wanted to go by. "I wanted the kids to be seen for who they were,” Melinda said in ...