Overview
- A naturalization decree dated December 27 in the Journal officiel lists George and Amal Clooney and their 8-year-old twins as new French citizens.
- AFP and PEOPLE reported the confirmation on December 29 after viewing the government document.
- The decree names the children, Alexander and Ella, making the family dual U.S.-French nationals.
- Clooney has recently praised France’s privacy protections for children, saying the lack of paparazzi attention shaped the family’s choice to live there.
- The Clooneys reside at a property in southern France and maintain homes in Italy, England, New York and Kentucky.