Former First Daughter Ashley Biden, 44, daughter of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, has filed for divorce from her husband of 13 years, Dr. Howard Krein. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the filing took place on Monday, August 11th, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, citing confirmation from her spokesperson.
Ashley married Krein, a 58-year-old plastic surgeon, on June 2nd, 2012, in Greenville, Delaware. The ceremony combined her Catholic traditions with his Jewish heritage. The celebration continued at the Biden family’s Wilmington lakeside home, where then–Vice President Biden personally helped prepare the grounds.
Ashley and Krein met in 2010 through her late brother, Beau Biden, and became engaged in October 2011 during a sunset proposal in Big Sur, California. At the time, Joe Biden described Krein as “the right guy” and called his daughter “a helluva woman.”
On the same day she filed for divorce, Ashley posted, and later deleted, an Instagram Story showing herself giving a thumbs-up in a park while Beyoncé’s “Freedom” played. She also shared a quote about “new beginnings” alongside Lauryn Hill’s “Freedom Time.”
Krein has been present at several milestone moments for the Biden family, including when Joe Biden announced his decision not to seek reelection earlier this year.
Both parties have yet to publicly comment on the divorce filing.
