A statement on Dion's official Facebook page reads "It is with deep sadness that we announce that Rene Angelil, aged 73, died this morning at her residence in Las Vegas after a long and courageous fight against cancer.

"The family wishes to live the mourning in privacy. Other information you will be provided in the next few days." Angelil and Dion were married in December of 1994. Read more - here.

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