René Angélil died at 73 years old

Celine Dion’s husband, René Angélil, died on Thursday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 73 years old.
Last month, the two celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary, with the singer Instagramming a sweet throwback photo of the two holding hands on their wedding day.

Angélil was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999. In 2014, Dion took an indefinite leave of absence from her Las Vegas residency to care for Angélil – who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his throat in December 2013 – after his second cancer diagnosis.

“He’s been there for me all my life, and I’ve been there for him all my life,” she continued. “There’s a part of me that never really left the stage. I wanted to be there but I needed to be someplace else which was much more important at that time. To be by his side. To be by my family.” - Celine Dion told Entertainment Tonight (ET)

Angélil is survived by the couple’s three children – René-Charles, 14, and 5-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy. He also has three children from previous relationships – Patrick, Jean-Pierre, and Anne-Marie. 

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