George Clooney, his wife Amal and their twins obtain French citizenship

Paris — Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney.

The French government says George Clooney, his wife Amal and their eight-year-old twins Ella and Alexander have received French citizenship.

The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star and her family were announced last weekend in the Journal Officiel, where French government decrees are published.

The government notice indicated that human rights lawyer Amal Clooney was naturalized under her maiden name, Amal Alamuddin. He also noted that George Clooney’s middle name is Timothy.

The couple purchased a property in France in 2021. In an interview with Esquire in October, Clooney described his “farm in France” as his primary residence, a decision the 64-year-old actor and his 47-year-old wife made with their children in mind.

“I was worried about raising our children in Los Angeles, in the culture of Hollywood,” she told the magazine. “I don’t want them running around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them comparing them to someone else’s famous kids.”

Growing up away from the spotlight, in France, “they don’t use their iPads, you know?” said. “They dine with adults and have to take the dishes home. They have a much better life.”

George Clooney’s representatives did not respond Monday to The News’ request for comment.

It was not immediately clear whether Clooney would retain his U.S. citizenship. Amal Clooney was born in Lebanon and raised in the United Kingdom. They were born in London.

In early December, George Clooney told the French radio network RTL, in English, that “I love French culture, its language, even if I’m still bad at it after 400 days of courses,” according to the French news agency News.

Clooney owns an estate in Italy’s Lake Como region and he and Amal bought a historic mansion in England, News reports, adding that they also own an apartment in New York and a property in Kentucky.

But he told RTL that his family’s French home “is where we are happiest,” News noted.