Elton John’s teen sons look all grown up in rare family portrait

Elton John's teen sons look all grown up in rare family portrait

Elton John's kids are all grown up!

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The teenagers — whom the musician shares with husband David Furnish — posed with their parents for a new family portraitobtained by People.

Zachary, 15, and Elijah, 13, both sported simple black T-shirts and matching black loafers for the photo shoot, which was shot in their home library.

Elton John and David Furnish's sons, Zachary and Elijah (pictured here in a photo from March 2025), posed for a new family portrait obtained by People. Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation The family (seen above on March 2, 2025) was photographed by famed photographer Catherine Opie three days before Christmas in their home library. AFP via Getty Images

John, 78, took a more stylish approach, rocking a dark purple suit with blue glasses and sneakers, while Furnish, 63, wore a green suit and a light blue shirt.

Also pictured were their two dogs: Labradors Joseph and Jacob.

According toUK's The Telegraph, the portrait was shot three days before Christmas by photographer Catherine Opie and will be on display at London's National Portrait Gallery.

"To have our family photographed by Catherine Opie and on display at the National Portrait Gallery is a huge honor," John and Furnish told the outlet. "We are huge admirers of her work and proud to have her beautiful and poignant images in our collection."

The new portrait of the family (pictured here together in 2014) will be on display at London's National Portrait Gallery. WireImage

Opie also gushed about the experience, telling the Telegraph that it was "truly an honor" to work with the family, adding, "For me, it represents the humanity of what family can be."

Additionally, Victoria Siddall, director of the National Portrait Gallery, released a statement.

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"It celebrates not only Sir Elton John's extraordinary achievements in music but also the vital humanitarian and philanthropic work that he and David have undertaken in recent decades, and the family they have built together," she explained.

John and Furnish (as seen above in an Instagram photo) have been together for more than 30 years. davidfurnish/Instagram

John and Furnish originally met through mutual friends in 1993 and entered a civil union in 2005.

Since then, they welcomed their two children via surrogate and officially tied the knot on Dec. 21, 2014.

The "Tiny Dancer" singer later called fatherhood "the greatest thing" during his guest appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2016.

"If you'd had said to me 10 years ago I'd be sitting on your show married to the man I love and have two beautiful children I would have said, 'You put acid in my drink,'" he joked at the time.

"But life throws you challenges and life throws you curveballs — great curveballs — and these two children have come along at a time I never thought I'd have children. There's no words to describe how much we love these boys. They're just amazing."

The couple (pictured here on Oct. 27, 2011) officially tied the knot in 2014. Getty Images John (pictured with Furnish and Zachary in 2013) previously called fatherhood

In 2019, the legendary musician said that hetries to leave his stage persona behindwhen he's home with his sons.

"They know what daddy does, but I never bring Elton home. I try to leave Elton on the stage," Johntold reportersat the time.

"They know that daddy is famous but … they're quite grounded, as far as that goes. They love their daddy's music, but they also like a lot of other people's music."

 

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