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USA Today
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Amal Clooney reveals why she and George Clooney don't share photos of kids
Amal Clooney is opening up about her famously private life with husband George Clooney and their twin children. The 47-year-old international law and human rights lawyer, speaking to Glamour magazine about her work in the U.K. with King Charles' the King's Trust for an interview published July 3, opened up about the secrets to her successful marriage with Clooney, 64, after more than a decade. "I have a partner in life who is so supportive of what I do. So I don't feel like I have to apologize for it or rein it in," she said. "And I remember when I became a mom, which was obviously a new frontier, (George) was the first one to say, 'I know you've got this speech at the Security Council. You have to go; I've got the kids, don't worry about it.'" The Clooneys share 8-year-old twins Ella and Alexander, born nearly three years after they were married in September 2014. Amal has spoken to the United Nations Security Council on multiple occasions, including about war crimes in Ukraine. "I feel so incredibly lucky to share every day with him. And now we're four. And I don't take any of it for granted," she added. "I treasure the laughter and the joy that I get from just being with them." The interview was published a week after she and George attended Buckingham Palace for the 2025 King's Trust Awards on June 25. The couple met with King Charles and young people recognized for inspiring work in their communities. A 19-year-old named Alice, who started a beadmaking business in Kenya, was recognized with the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award. 'I had to cut it out': George Clooney shows off hair transformation at Tony Awards Amal Clooney explains why she and George don't share photos of kids The Clooney Foundation for Justice co-founder also opened up about the difficulty of maintaining privacy and the steps she's taken to protect her family. "Creating private moments and spaces is becoming increasingly difficult. But that's also why we entertain a lot at home," she told Glamour, adding that she uses "a phone basket" to collect guests' cell phones. She continued, "It's important to get that balance where you have time alone with your family and with your friends where people feel like you can have a safe and frank exchange." Clooney also alluded to "intrusions" that threaten her family's privacy. "I would say becoming a parent means you're more troubled by some of the intrusions. So we do the best we can to minimize any impact on our children," she said. "We don't put our children out there; we've never put their photo out there or anything like that."
Newsweek
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Tears as Amal Clooney Honors Girl Who Rejected 'Child Bride' Path
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Amal Clooney praised the "resilience" of a Kenyan teenage girl whose business saved her from becoming a child bride after her father died. The human rights lawyer and husband George Clooney were at the King's Trust Awards on Thursday at the Royal Festival Hall in London, where she presents an annual award named for her. And this year's recipient of the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award was brought to tears as she described her poignant journey. Alice's father died when she was young, meaning her family needed money, but she was able, with the help of King Charles III's charity, to set up a business to support them. Amal and George Clooney walk the red carpet at the King's Trust Awards, at the Royal Festival Hall in London on June 26, 2025. Amal and George Clooney walk the red carpet at the King's Trust Awards, at the Royal Festival Hall in London on June 26, 2025. Nicky"Amongst this year's incredible nominees, Alice's resilience, courage and entrepreneurial spirit really stood out for me," Amal Clooney told the audience as she presented the award. "While still a high school student in Kenya, Alice refused to live the life of a child bride and instead launched her own bead-making business. She turned this craft into a lifeline not only for herself but also to support her whole family. "And she didn't stop there. Now an employer as well as an entrepreneur, she trains other girls in the school holidays, so they too have the means to forge a livelihood of their own. With her bright spirit, Alice has shared her skills with those around her, bringing together young women in her community and inspiring them to carve out their own path." The King's Trust International helped her learn the skills needed to run her business, generating enough money to support her family. Alice, 19, wiped away tears and the crowd cheered with encouragement as she said: "I started my business when I was in form two. "I lost my father when I was young. I support my family, my mum and my siblings. I use my business to pay my school fees and also to buy my siblings uniform. That's it." The Clooneys were the biggest celebrities at the star-studded event, alongside famous names from Britain, including former England soccer manager Gareth Southgate and actor Joseph Fiennes. On the red carpet, George Clooney told Newsweek: "My wife has an award named after her, so it's pretty fun to be here but, look, we get to draw attention to the young people who could use the attention for the hard work they're doing and that's always a good thing to do." Amal Clooney told Newsweek: "They approached me to present this award and I'm able to play a part in selecting the recipient every year and it's always really inspiring stories and girls who've really made the most of the training and upskilling that the King's Trust International provide. "So, I'm really honored to be able to partner on this work, so it will be a fun afternoon, I think." Jack Royston is chief royal correspondent for Newsweek, based in London. You can find him on Twitter at @jack_royston and read his stories on Newsweek's The Royals Facebook page. Do you have a question about King Charles III, William and Kate, Meghan and Harry, or their family that you would like our experienced royal correspondents to answer? Email royals@ We'd love to hear from you.
North Wales Chronicle
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Charles requests Sugababes for King's Trust Awards red carpet
Hollywood celebrity George Clooney and wife lawyer Amal Clooney were joined by fellow trust supporters, actors Dame Joanna Lumley, Joseph Fiennes and TV presenter Dec Donnelly, one half of Ant and Dec, at a Buckingham Palace reception honouring recipients. Fiennes dubbed the King the 'patron saint of second chances' for the work of his trust supporting young people over almost five decades, ahead of the awards ceremony being staged on Thursday. Ant and Dec, the trust's goodwill ambassadors, will be hosting the awards ceremony for the 13th time and Donnelly joked how the King had offered to write some jokes for the pair 'he's going to do some script writing for us, it's always gratefully received'. After chatting to the girl group Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, who will open and close the ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall, Charles spoke to Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom. The broadcaster, who will be playing a DJ set for those arriving on the red carpet, asked the King 'Any tunes you want, let me know', and said later 'he asked for the Sugababes CD to be played.' He joked: 'I didn't want to say to him we don't use CDs anymore, I'm using USB, but I'll drop the Sugababes.' The girl group has just finished a tour and Buchanan said: 'That's very, very cool to know the King has requested us. 'We said to the King we've been around for 25 years and he was like wow, he was a bit taken a back. 'He said he wanted a CD and we think we'll introduce him to Overload first, he was really lovely.' George Clooney joined his wife who was supporting Alice, 19, winner of the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award after setting up a business teaching other women the traditional Kenyan craft of bead work. She said Amal had been acting as a mentor and described the couple as 'very intelligent people' and said 'all the world is shining', after being told she had won the award after taking part in a programme run by the King's Trust International. The trust will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 and was started by Charles, when he was prince of Wales, following his concern too many young people were being excluded from society through a lack of opportunity. In 1976, when he left the Royal Navy, he used the £7,400 he received in severance pay to fund a number of community schemes. These early initiatives were the founding projects of his charity. Fiennes said after talking to the King: 'In the 25 years that I've been doing this we've just seen a collection of young potential that has been picked up and disenfranchised and not given the right opportunities, so I said to His Majesty, maybe it was inappropriate, but 'you are the patron saint of second chances'. 'And giving young potential second chances is just vital, cost of living, mental crises after Covid, this deep rupture in our psyche, especially for the youth, has been massive, so for the trust to be running and doing what it's doing is so extraordinary. Among the celebrity supporters at the event were Former Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes, actor James Nelson-Joyce, model and actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Made in Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and partner Sophie Habboo and comic Tom Davis. The King appeared moved by his conversation with Brandon Hulcoop, who presented him with an image of the royal family on the Buckingham Palace balcony printed in raised ink so it can be 'seen' by visually impaired people. The winner of the NatWest Thrive Enterprise Award, from Plymouth, was born blind and unable to find work until he took part in the King's Trust's Enterprise course, gaining the skills and support he needed to set up his own business producing Braille products. Charles grasped his hand to shake it before asking about Brandon's business, All Things Dotty. 'It wouldn't have happened if it hadn't be for you, sir,' he told the King. 'I don't know what I would have done.'
South Wales Guardian
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Charles requests Sugababes for King's Trust Awards red carpet
Hollywood celebrity George Clooney and wife lawyer Amal Clooney were joined by fellow trust supporters, actors Dame Joanna Lumley, Joseph Fiennes and TV presenter Dec Donnelly, one half of Ant and Dec, at a Buckingham Palace reception honouring recipients. Fiennes dubbed the King the 'patron saint of second chances' for the work of his trust supporting young people over almost five decades, ahead of the awards ceremony being staged on Thursday. Ant and Dec, the trust's goodwill ambassadors, will be hosting the awards ceremony for the 13th time and Donnelly joked how the King had offered to write some jokes for the pair 'he's going to do some script writing for us, it's always gratefully received'. After chatting to the girl group Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, who will open and close the ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall, Charles spoke to Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom. The broadcaster, who will be playing a DJ set for those arriving on the red carpet, asked the King 'Any tunes you want, let me know', and said later 'he asked for the Sugababes CD to be played.' He joked: 'I didn't want to say to him we don't use CDs anymore, I'm using USB, but I'll drop the Sugababes.' The girl group has just finished a tour and Buchanan said: 'That's very, very cool to know the King has requested us. 'We said to the King we've been around for 25 years and he was like wow, he was a bit taken a back. 'He said he wanted a CD and we think we'll introduce him to Overload first, he was really lovely.' George Clooney joined his wife who was supporting Alice, 19, winner of the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award after setting up a business teaching other women the traditional Kenyan craft of bead work. She said Amal had been acting as a mentor and described the couple as 'very intelligent people' and said 'all the world is shining', after being told she had won the award after taking part in a programme run by the King's Trust International. The trust will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 and was started by Charles, when he was prince of Wales, following his concern too many young people were being excluded from society through a lack of opportunity. In 1976, when he left the Royal Navy, he used the £7,400 he received in severance pay to fund a number of community schemes. These early initiatives were the founding projects of his charity. Fiennes said after talking to the King: 'In the 25 years that I've been doing this we've just seen a collection of young potential that has been picked up and disenfranchised and not given the right opportunities, so I said to His Majesty, maybe it was inappropriate, but 'you are the patron saint of second chances'. 'And giving young potential second chances is just vital, cost of living, mental crises after Covid, this deep rupture in our psyche, especially for the youth, has been massive, so for the trust to be running and doing what it's doing is so extraordinary.'
The Herald Scotland
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Charles requests Sugababes for King's Trust Awards red carpet
Fiennes dubbed the King the 'patron saint of second chances' for the work of his trust supporting young people over almost five decades, ahead of the awards ceremony being staged on Thursday. Amal and George Clooney were among the celebrity King's Trust supporters (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Ant and Dec, the trust's goodwill ambassadors, will be hosting the awards ceremony for the 13th time and Donnelly joked how the King had offered to write some jokes for the pair 'he's going to do some script writing for us, it's always gratefully received'. After chatting to the girl group Sugababes, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, who will open and close the ceremony at London's Royal Festival Hall, Charles spoke to Radio 1 DJ Melvin Odoom. The broadcaster, who will be playing a DJ set for those arriving on the red carpet, asked the King 'Any tunes you want, let me know', and said later 'he asked for the Sugababes CD to be played.' He joked: 'I didn't want to say to him we don't use CDs anymore, I'm using USB, but I'll drop the Sugababes.' King Charles meets actor Joseph Fiennes and members of The Sugababes, during a reception for winners of the King's Trust Awards 2025 at Buckingham Palace (Stefan Rousseau/PA) The girl group has just finished a tour and Buchanan said: 'That's very, very cool to know the King has requested us. 'We said to the King we've been around for 25 years and he was like wow, he was a bit taken a back. 'He said he wanted a CD and we think we'll introduce him to Overload first, he was really lovely.' George Clooney joined his wife who was supporting Alice, 19, winner of the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award after setting up a business teaching other women the traditional Kenyan craft of bead work. King Charles III speaks with Dame Joanna Lumley during the reception (Stefan Rousseau/PA) She said Amal had been acting as a mentor and described the couple as 'very intelligent people' and said 'all the world is shining', after being told she had won the award after taking part in a programme run by the King's Trust International. The trust will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026 and was started by Charles, when he was prince of Wales, following his concern too many young people were being excluded from society through a lack of opportunity. In 1976, when he left the Royal Navy, he used the £7,400 he received in severance pay to fund a number of community schemes. These early initiatives were the founding projects of his charity. George and Amal Clooney with Alice, winner of the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Fiennes said after talking to the King: 'In the 25 years that I've been doing this we've just seen a collection of young potential that has been picked up and disenfranchised and not given the right opportunities, so I said to His Majesty, maybe it was inappropriate, but 'you are the patron saint of second chances'. 'And giving young potential second chances is just vital, cost of living, mental crises after Covid, this deep rupture in our psyche, especially for the youth, has been massive, so for the trust to be running and doing what it's doing is so extraordinary.'
