Céline Dion: She misses her late husband so much

He has been gone for nine years and is still omnipresent: world star Céline Dion (56) addressed her husband, who died in 2016, in a touching message, reports. René Angélil died on January 14, 2016 at the age of 73 as a result of throat cancer. On the ninth anniversary of her death, the legendary singer shared a snapshot with her three sons René-Charles (23) and the twins Nelson and Eddy (14). Your message: We are connected forever.

“René, we can’t believe you’ve been dead for nine years,” Dion begins her post. “Not a day goes by that we don’t feel your presence, RC, Eddy, Nelson and I,” the singer continues, before summing up Angélil’s importance in their lives and careers: “You were my greatest champion, my partner and the one who always saw the best in me. I honor you and you will be missed forever mon amour…. We love you. -Celine xx…” The family snapshot shows a happy and confident Céline Dion circles of her sons – despite all her own health difficulties.

Dion first met Angélil at the age of twelve, he was 38 at the time. “While I was singing, he started crying,” Dion once described their first meeting. “That’s when I knew that I had done a good job.” Angélil was so excited by her performance that he mortgaged his house to finance Dion’s debut album, “La voix du bon Dieu.” When Dion was 19, they both had their first official romantic date. At first she kept a low profile about her romance because of her career: “I lived this love secretly,” said Dion. Only later did she describe the magical moment between the two of them: “It was like Bang! Love! Love always wins!”

On December 17, 1994, the couple married at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. The wedding was broadcast live on Canadian television. Dion gave birth to son René-Charles in 2001 and twin sons Nelson and Eddy in 2010. She rose to become a global musical star and made herself immortal with songs like the Titanic anthem “My Heart Will Go On.” In the summer of 2024, Dion, who was terminally ill with stiff person syndrome, surprised everyone with an appearance at the Eiffel Tower on the occasion of the opening of the Summer Olympics in Paris.

Céline and René would have celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in December 2024. Dion also celebrated this day with a touching family message to her beloved husband. She posted a black and white photo of the wedding in 1994. It read: “You still fill our hearts, every day. You are everything to us. We miss you so much. Happy 30th wedding anniversary, mon amour!”