Beyoncé shares first photo of twins and confirms unusual names

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Published 14th Jul 2017
Last updated 14th Jul 2017

Worldwide superstar Beyoncé has shared the first photo of her twins and confirmed they are called Sir Carter and Rumi.

The new mum shared a stunning picture of herself to her Instagram page, which followed the same sort of style as her pregnancy announcement earlier in the year.

Holding her new son and daughter in her arms, the 'Halo' singer wears a long green veil as she poses in front of a stunning arrangement of flowers. Alongside the photo she wrote, 'Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today'. sic

The singer also revealed her new arrivals were born on 14th June 2017.

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The stunning new picture is similar to the snap the singer used to confirm she was expecting with her husband Jay-Z back in February. Sitting on a bed of flowers, she wrote, 'We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters'

It was actually Beyoncé's dad Matthew Knowles who first confirmed the birth of the twins.

Taking to Twitter on 18th June to reveal his new grandchildren had been born, Matthew shared a Happy Birthday card which read, 'Happy birthday to the twins! Love, Granddad'. sic. Alongside the photo he wrote, 'They're here!'.

The Carters have since been quiet about the birth, with Beyoncé only breaking her silence via a statement which was read out at the BET Awards.

It read, “Thank you, BET, for this award and your tremendous support of Lemonade,” the statement read. “This has been a journey of love, of celebrating our culture, honoring the past, and approaching the present and future with hope and resolve. . . . Thank you to my mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, for being my biggest, biggest teacher and consistent influence. Thank you to my entire family for so much love. To my team at Parkwood Entertainment, thank you. And thanks to all the fans, my Beyhive, for riding with me. I love and appreciate you. And to everyone at the show tonight, you all look so beautiful. And at home, thank you, and have a wonderful, wonderful night. From, Beyoncé."

Congratulations to the Beyoncé and Jay-Z!

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