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George and Amal Clooney, With Twins, Granted French Citizenship in Official Decree

Clooney says France’s strict privacy protections offer his children a calmer upbringing away from Hollywood.

Overview

  • A naturalization decree published in France’s Journal officiel lists George Clooney, Amal Clooney, and their eight-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, as new French citizens.
  • The decision confirms the family’s plan to base themselves in southern France, where they live at the Domaine du Canadel estate near Brignoles purchased in 2021.
  • Clooney has cited France’s privacy laws, including limits on photographing children, saying there are no paparazzi at school gates.
  • Coverage notes Clooney now holds dual USFrench citizenship, while Amal, a human rights lawyer, speaks fluent French.
  • The Clooneys also keep homes in England, Italy’s Lake Como and the United States, though he has said their French farm is where they are happiest.