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Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest child, is getting divorced from his wife Vanessa Haydon, they have announced. The couple, who were married for 12 years, have five children together. It was Vanessa who filed the divorce papers. The New York Post stated that the couple’s relationship broke down due to Donald Jr’s heavy travel schedule and his controversial tweets supporting his father’s presidency. One tweet last year attacked London mayor Sadiq Khan, following the terror attack at the Houses of Parliament. Growing up in such a wealthy family and being heir to the Trump fortune means this could be a very expensive divorce for the entrepreneur.

It’s estimated Donald Jr’s net worth is £107 million, according to the International Business Times. USA Today has stated that the couple signed a pre-nuptial agreement, which is thought to have included a confidentiality clause, preventing Vanessa from speaking about what life is really like with Donald Jr and his billionaire father. So where did it all begin for Donald Jr? The 40-year-old is the eldest child of the US president, the first of three children with his first wife Ivana Trump, including Ivanka, 36, and Eric, 34.

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Donald Trump Jr’s net worth: The heir to the president’s fortune has split from his wife Vanessa

He grew up in New York and graduated with an economics degree before going straight to work in his father’s company, the Trump Organisation. When his father became president, the 71-year-old formally handed over the Trump Organisation to Donald Jr and his brother Eric, while Ivanka took a role in the White House as an adviser. Donald Jr’s current title is Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. A statement on the company’s website says that Donald Jr’s role is to “expand the company’s real estate, retail, commercial, hotel and golf interests. His extensive real estate development experience, rigorous education and inherent business sense add a level of detail and depth to the management of all current and future Trump projects.”

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