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The Billionaire's daughter Jennifer Gates grew up in a luxurious life living in a $63 million California mansion complete with a trampoline room and artificial beach. Together with younger siblings Rory and Phoebe, they grew up living a more than comfortable life and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle as a kid. Though life is comfortable, they had restrictions growing up. According to reports, the Gates siblings had a screen time cap using their gadgets, and they were not allowed to have their own phones until they were 14.

Jennifer Gates, just like his father, attended Seattle's private Lakeside High School, where her siblings also attended. She attended Standard University and graduated in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Human Biology. She plans to go to medical school because she was inspired by her childhood pediatrician to pursue medicine. She took a year off school she that she could focus on her first love, Equestrian.

Bill Gates' Support To Jennifer’s Passion For Equestrian

Gates is an accomplished equestrian who has been riding her horse since she was six years old. Her favorite horse is named Alex, which she describes as down-to-earth, easy-going, and super sweet to her; she also loves the horse because it can go fast and does have a lot of confidence. Bill Gates has been supportive of her chosen sports, and to further support her love for Equestrian, her father bought a property in Wellington, Florida. The mentioned place is known to be a hot spot for the wealthy equestrians who want to hone their talents. It was reported that Bill Gates purchased the property for about $37 million; this includes a whole string of estate not too far from Laurene Powell Jobs' properties.

With the support of her father, she was able to hone her talent in Equestrian and joined the competition for the said sport. She once competed against Eve Jobs and other famous descendants of celebrities who are also jumpers, such as Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica, Michael Bloomberg's daughter Georgina and Steven Spielberg's daughter Destry. Because of her love for equestrian and education, she used to balance horseback riding and school, which made her busy but she just loves doing both. Beyond her school life and equestrian sports, she also tries to make time to travel. She enjoys exploring exciting places and has been to Australia, Spain, and Kuwait.

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Living A Normal Life As A Medical Student

Bill Gates has mentioned in his past interviews that while he has a lot of money and has a net worth of $130.5 billion, his kids would not inherit it all and would only leave a minuscule portion of his wealth to the Gates siblings. The siblings will have to find their own way to be financially stable. With Jennifer's passion for health care, she is determined to become a doctor and is currently enrolled at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine.

She recently finished her first year at the med school remotely and is not planning to stop. Jennifer mentioned in her recent interview that all of her classes in med school are temporarily moved online due to the current global situation. It was reported that the Gates couple bought her a $5 million condo in 2017 just a few blocks away from Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine. It will not really affect her if the school decides to do face-to-face classes since she had no problem moving back to the condo to attend her classes.

Growing and Learning Together With Partner Nayel Nassar

Jennifer Gates announced her engagement in January 2020 to the famous Egyptian equestrian Nayel Nassar. They both attended Stanford University, and both have a passion for Equestrian. Nayel Nassar also had a wealthy upbringing, with his parents running a design and architecture firm in the country. Their family relocated to the US in 2009. The couple is very excited about this new chapter in their life, and both of them took a class regarding youth, children, and the law in general. Jennifer gives credit to Nassar when talking about her ability to jump Grand Prix level in Equestrian, but learning it with Nassar gave her the confidence to do the equestrian stunts.

Just after a year and ten months of engagement, the couple has tied the knot in October 2021 at the horse farm of Jennifer in Westchester County, New York. The wedding had a massive preparation for the event as it included a huge raised pavilion with a floor to ceiling glass windows placed on the home's lawn. The wedding was estimated to have cost $2 million; the bride wore a simple custom Vera Wang gown with matching hand appliqué French macramé while the groom wore an Armani suit. After the ceremony, the reception was held in a tent where the guests were ushered by the staff. The guests enjoyed a sumptuous dinner by Jean-Georges.

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Sources: ET Online, Town and Country Mag, SCMP, People