Beyoncé introduces twins Sir Carter and Rumi with beautiful Instagram photo

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Early Friday morning, Beyoncé gave her fans what they've been waiting for — the first public photo of her newborn twins and confirmation of their names — Sir Carter and Rumi.

Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. ❤️A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jul 13, 2017 at 10:10pm PDT

Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z announced they were expecting twins in February. The babies are one month old, and join big sister Blue Ivy, 5. Their debut caused a major stir — within an hour of Beyoncé posting the sweet photo, it already had 1.6 million likes.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.