In a New Year’s Eve post, music legend Elton John and husband David Furnish share the faces of the sons he calls his “great achievement.” The pair have a history of renouncing tradition.
Rocketman singer Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish have finally shown their two sons faces on social media – after years of keeping them under wraps.
It’s one of the first times the showbiz couple, who celebrated 20 years of their civil partnership in December, have unveiled their now grown-up looking sons’ faces since they welcomed them via surrogate – with Zachary now 14 and Elijah, 12.
Breaking tradition by finally offering fans a rare glimpse of what their two growing boys look like, they shared an update on Instagram which revealed a behind-the-scenes look at their New Year’s Eve plans with longtime friend, Italian designer, Donatella Versace.
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Elton, 78, and Canadian native David, 63, had until now largely kept their brood off the social media platform, but decided that ringing in New Year’s Eve, as he uploaded the snap of him posing beside his husband and sons, was the right time to renege on that rule.
A beaming Donatella, 70, stood opposite Elijah’s famous father and his older brother Zachary, who was also in the middle of the photo.
Artist David wrote, “Ringing in the New Year Donatella style,” in the unique London setting of Claridge’s hotel. For the incredible dinner @claridgeshotel, I’m grateful to @donatella_versace. You are our love. Forever, La Famiglia! The F-Js wish everyone a very happy, prosperous, and healthy New Year.
Fans rushed to the comments section with excitement after the unanticipated family photo. The F-J family appears to be well-armed, according to one author. Happy New Year to all of you,” and another poem, “Wonderful. Your boys are undoubtedly gaining in maturity. What attractive young men. Happy New Year!
Elton and David reside in Windsor, and their first child Zachary arrived in 2010 on Christmas Day via a surrogate in California.
The excited couple said, “We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment,” in a statement released at the time. Zachary is a very happy and healthy parent, and Zachary is doing really well.
Elijah was then born via the same surrogate mother in January 2013, in LA – after which the proud parents said,”The birth of our second son completes our family in a most precious and perfect way.”
It is difficult to fully express how we are feeling right now; we are just overjoyed and excited, according to the statement made after Elijah’s birth.
Both Elton and David have spoken extensively about their boys – who were both ring bearers at their parents’ 2014 winter wedding – though fans have rarely seen them snapped over the years.
Although they have previously been captured in photos, their family-oriented parents have avoided making full-length photos of them in what is thought to be a campaign to protect their privacy, choosing to show them with their faces covered or their backs to the camera.
Last year, Elton shared a sweet moment on Instagram when he took his sons to watch his team Watford FC play in their new kit. The hitmaker is an honorary life president of the club, having become a chairperson in 1976.
The father and sons wore jerseys with their names on the backs while filming the game and had their arms wrapped around each other.
Elton acknowledged shortly after the birth of his first son that it was “the best decision we’ve made,” adding, “You can’t put into words how much we love this little boy,” adding.
Elton also wrote a moving letter to his sons in Time magazine, sharing lessons from his youth and hopes for the future, when he turned 75 in 2022.
You two, Zachary and Elijah, are the greatest gifts I have ever received, he said. You have given my life meaning and purpose in ways I didn’t expect. I’m most proud of my accomplishments, and I’m especially in love with both of you.
In the 2024 documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, the music icon shared his fears over his mortality, revealing that his sons “love their daddy, so they want me to be around forever, [and] I would love to be around forever.” He added poignantly, “Time together is so wonderful and so precious.”
