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Beyoncé shares first photo of her twins — Sir Carter and Rumi

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Beyoncé with her twins. @Beyonce/Instagram
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The INSIDER Summary:

  • Beyoncé gave birth to her twins one month ago on June 14.
  • To commemorate their first month, Beyoncé shared the first photos of the twins on Instagram.
  • She also confirmed their names — Rumi and Sir Carter.


It's official! Beyoncé's twins are named Sir Carter and Rumi.

Queen Bey confirmed the twins' names herself on Instagram. The 35-year-old singer shared the first photo of her children with the message, "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today."

Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today. 🙏🏽❤️👨🏽👩🏽👧🏽👶🏾👶🏾

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jul 13, 2017 at 10:10pm PDT

In the photo, Beyoncé holds her twins in a purple gown with both blue and pink accents.

The Instagram also confirmed Beyoncé gave birth to the twins June 14, 2017

TMZ previously speculated Sir Carter and Rumi were the names of Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z's twins. Trademark applications were filed for the two names. Both were signed by Beyoncé's mother, Celestine Knowles Lawson on June 26, 2017.

At the time of publishing, the photo has been on Instagram for an hour and it has already been liked over 1.7 million times. Tyrese, Nicki Minaj, and Kim Kardashian are among the celebrities to send the couple good wishes. 

"The angels are here!!!!!!!!! Congratulations amazing!!!!!" wrote "Fast and Furious" actor Tyrese. 

Beyoncé and Jay Z have been married since 2008. They also share a daughter, Blue Ivy, who turned five in January.

 

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Kirsten Acuna was a correspondent on Business Insider's Entertainment team covering TV, movies, and theme parks. She is Businness Insider's resident expert on all things "The Walking Dead." YKirsten covers superheroes and all things Disney (Marvel, Pixar, and live-action remakes). She is a verified film critic on Rotten TomatoesKirsten has previously written for TV Guide and Time Out New York Kids. She joined Business Insider's entertainment team in 2012 as a reporter, helping to build the team from two people. She holds a degree in magazine journalism and minors in both English and child family studies from Syracuse University.Follow her on Twitter @KirstenAcuna.