{"id":36948,"date":"2015-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/27\/celine-dions-heart-breaking-tribute-ailing-husband-concert-vegas\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T17:50:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T17:50:36","slug":"celine-dions-heart-breaking-tribute-ailing-husband-concert-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldenicons.com\/celine-dions-heart-breaking-tribute-ailing-husband-concert-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Celine Dion’s heart-breaking tribute to her ailing husband during her concert in Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a heart-breaking tribute to her husband of 20 years, Celine Dion<\/strong> sang ‘The First Time I Ever I Saw Your face’, as home videos of her family played in the background at her\u00a0concert in Vegas.
\nSmiling bravely through his pain, cancer-stricken Ren\u00e9 Ang\u00e9lil offered a gentle wave to fans of his wife, Celine Dion.<\/p>\n

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Rene can be seen giving a tender wave in one clip, which appeared to be recent, while another showed him communicating with giggling son Nelson using his hands.<\/div>\n
The former manager has battled three bouts of cancer, and is unable to speak due to extensive surgery on his throat.<\/div>\n
During the show, the crowd cheered whenever Celine\u2019s husband could be seen on the large screen behind her.<\/div>\n

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She said that Rene had encouraged her to return to her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.<\/div>\n
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‘I didn’t want to be here at first, I don’t need it,’ Celine explained. ‘Don’t get me wrong, I love singing for people, but I have priorities. But Rene really gave me a gift.’<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the National Enquirer, Celine was hoping that Rene would be able to sit front row when she returned on August 27, but he was not well enough.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Instead, he watched the concert on a live feed in the couple\u2019s Nevada home.<\/div>\n
Celine and Rene met when she was 12 and she describes him as \u2018the only boyfriend I\u2019ve ever had\u2019<\/div>\n
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