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Million-rand luxury d ivorce getaways for the super rich

WHEN news of Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce broke earlier this month, the mother-of-three travelled to Calivigny Island in Grenada. Melinda rented the Caribbean private island to flee from the media and reflect after announcing the high-profile split.

With gourmet cuisine, trainers and wellness professionals at her beck and call, we're pretty sure the trip offered Melinda the respite she needed after the announcement. Melinda isn't alone. Many newly single men and women are splurging millions on luxury

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