Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 12, are looking all grown up and after hosting his godson Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz in Cannes, Elton John invited Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson in France
Music legend Sir Elton John took time out from trying to fix a feuding family by spending some quality time with his.
After attempting to talk Brooklyn Beckham round with no sign of an end to the on-going issues, the mega star stepped out with Zachary, 14, and Elijah, 12. The lads are growing up fast, and enjoyed the sunshine on their £23 million yacht.
Their dads held hands as they stepped ashore, with Elton’s husband David Furnish making sure the 78-year-old departed the stunning vessel safely. The couple invited actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson to join them in France.
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Sir Elton last month hosted his godson Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz in Cannes in an attempt to urge peace in the Beckham family. He reportedly quietly stepped into the ongoing tensions between Brooklyn and his parents, David and Victoria, in an effort to ease the growing feud.
Elton told Attitude Magazine last year that his boys were behind his decision to retire from touring. He is saying goodbye to the stage and the teenagers are the main reason why – and added that hubby David needs him around more often.
He said: “I’ve done nearly over 5,000 shows in my life and I’ve done all there is to do, and so I just knew that my boys and David needed me, and I need them. Having the children changed everything for the better because now it’s all about them. It’s all about their welfare and their future and it’s not about me and it’s not about him.”
Legend Elton previously said about Zachary and Elijah: “They think about my mortality. They worry about my mortality. Not so much David, but me… [My sons] love their daddy, so they want me to be around forever, [and] I would love to be around forever.”
The star also previously opened up about how he might not live to become a grandfather. “I want to see them have children and get married. I don’t think I’m going to be around for that. Who knows? You never know. So that’s why I want to use the best time – the best of my time – while I’m around. Time together is so wonderful and so precious,” he said.
Last year, Sir Elton stunned fans when he revealed he couldn’t see live on stage. The musician was welcoming fans to the West End production of musical he wrote, The Devil Wears Prada, starring Vanessa Williams, when he admitted “lost his eyesight and can’t see the stage”.
The RocketMan star’s legion of loyal fans sent their well wishes to Elton after he made the admission on stage in London while supported by his husband, David Furnish. However, the star has been battling a number of health woes over the years.
Elton revealed he had lost his sight after contracting an infection while holidaying in the South of France. Taking to Instagram in September, the star said: “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye. I am healing, but it’s an extremely slow process and it will take some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.
“I am so grateful for the excellent team of doctors and nurses and my family, who have taken such good care of me over the last several weeks. I have been quietly spending the summer recuperating at home, and am feeling positive about the progress I have made in my healing and recovery thus far. With love and gratitude.”
Dad-of-two Elton was also diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in early 2000. Revealing he had made a drastic change to his diet in an effort to control his blood sugar levels, the star recently admitted it had been a “long time” since he’d enjoyed a sweet treat.
The music icon was also diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017 and opted for surgery rather than chemotherapy because he did not want the disease “hanging over” his family. However, following treatment for the cancer, the Sacrifice star developed an infection, which he claimed left him “24 hours from death”.
Sir Elton also previously postponed the 2021 dates of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour to undergo surgery for an injury he sustained after an awkward fall on a hard surface caused “considerable pain and discomfort” in his hip. When he announced the news, the singer explained that “despite intensive physio and specialist treatment, the pain has continued to get worse and is leading to increasing difficulties moving.”
He added: “I have been advised to have an operation as soon as possible to get me back to full fitness and make sure there are no long-term complications.” Following the surgery and further delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Elton didn’t return to the stage until 2023.
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