Beyoncé introduces twins Sir Carter and Rumi with beautiful Instagram photo
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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