Overview
- The Journal Officiel published a late-December decree naturalising George Clooney, Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins as French citizens.
- The notice listed Amal under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin, and recorded George Clooney’s full legal name, including his middle name, Timothy.
- Clooney has repeatedly cited France’s strict privacy rules—especially protections for minors and limits on paparazzi—as central to the family’s decision.
- The family is based at Domaine du Canadel near Brignoles, a former wine estate purchased in 2021, while retaining properties in Italy, England, New York, and Kentucky.
- French authorities provided no public detail on the specific naturalisation route, with reporting characterising the process as standard.