It's been over a year - yes, a whole year - since giving birth to twins Rumi and Sir Carter, but Beyoncé has finally shared pictures of her adorable pair.
All hail, Queen B!
Yesterday afternoon, the 36-year-old shared a photo of herself holding her 13-month-old twins in her lap during a family trip to Europe on her website.
In the photo, the ‘Who Run The World (Girls)’ singer can be seen smiling and gazing into the distance while her daughter Rumi (right) giggles. Meanwhile, the singer’s son, Sir, appears far more concerned with what’s happening floor as he looks down deep in thought.
In a second photo shared on the website, Bey’s husband JAY-Z is seen standing on the deck of their yacht holding onto Rumi’s hand. The toddler is dressed in a white tank top and a yellow ruffled skirt, channeling her mother’s love of Beychella yellow, no doubt.
Of course, Beyoncé isn’t one to leave out her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy. The proud mother also posted a photograph of her and the six-year-old wearing matching pink dress while sitting at the back of their luxury boat.
Despite keeping relatively schtumn on their children’s development in recent months, JAY-Z couldn’t help but gush about his newborns earlier this year.
‘We are in a beautiful time now because they are seven months and they can’t move,’ the rapper joked in an interview with CNN’s Van Jones in January.
‘They can just coo … they just coo and you don’t have to, “Wait, wait, wait, wait”.’
Beyoncé first gave fans a glimpse of her babies last summer when the twins turned one-month-old.
The singer famously announced her pregnancy in the most Queen B way ever last February with a post of her pregnancy bump on Instagram.
She captioned the Madonna-inspired post: ‘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.’
Beyoncé’s latest image comes weeks after the star embarked on a world tour with her husband and prompted rumours she was pregnant with her fourth child.
A quick look at the singer’s wardrobe choices during her recent European stops on the tour, and you’ll see the 36-year-old has opted for several tie-waisted coats and blazers - including a stunning sequin-covered LaQuan Smith custom design - that cover up her stomach.
Of course, this may be because Queen B wants to cover up as Europe's weather is so darn tricky to predict, but her legion of fans think she might be concealing a little 'bun in the oven'.
Welcome back to Instagram, Rumi and Sir Carter!
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