US EditionGeorge Clooney, His Wife Amal and Their Twins Granted French Citizenship
George Clooney and family gained dual US-French citizenship to benefit from French privacy laws protecting children from paparazzi, confirmed by France's government gazette.
- On Friday, France's government gazette published a notice confirming George Clooney, Amal Alamuddin Clooney and their twin children gained French nationality, formalising their dual US–French citizenship.
- Clooney cited French privacy laws as a reason for acquiring French nationality, saying their French home is where the family is happiest.
- Property records show the family owns the Domaine du Canadel, Provence , a Lake Como estate, Italy , a historic manor in England, plus a New York apartment and Kentucky property.
- Other celebrities may follow, as US director Jim Jarmusch said on Friday he plans to apply for French nationality, while George Clooney's endorsements and two Oscars attract wide attention.
- The change cements a long attachment to Europe that predates his marriage and aligns with Amal Alamuddin Clooney's fluency in French language and culture.
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Actor George Clooney (Kentucky, 64) and his wife, the prestigious lawyer Amal Clooney (Beirut, 47), are officially French citizens. So are their two children, the twins Ella and Alexander, eight years old. So it has been known this Monday, December 29, when an official decree confirming it, approved on December 26, now published in the Official Journal of the French Republic — equivalent to the Official Gazette of the State (BOE)— has been made …
For several years, George Clooney had said how much he loved France. This attachment has been realized today, since the actor, his wife Amal and their twins, Alexander and Ella, became French. The information has been revealed by Paris Match, which indicates that the Clooney family is among the personalities concerned by a decree of naturalization published on 27 December 2025. The attachment of the star of Oceans films with France does not date…
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