Beyonce glows in intimate rare family portrait alongside her mum and kids

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Beyonce is the March/April cover star of ESSENCE magazine (Image: Andre D. Wagner/ESSENCE)
Beyonce is the March/April cover star of ESSENCE magazine (Image: Andre D. Wagner/ESSENCE)

Beyonce fans have been sent into a frenzy after a new family portrait shows the singer with her mum Tina Knowles and daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter.

The rare snap is part of the Halo hitmaker's cover shoot with ESSENCE magazine as she unveils her new business venture Cécred. Posing up a storm in the new series of snaps, it was one particular picture that caught the attention of Queen B's adoring fans.

Sat on a sofa, Beyonce appears adjusting her eldest daughter Blue Ivy's hair, while she is sorting Rumi's. Arranging Bee's signature style is her mother Tina who is, according to the Lemonade songstress, the main inspiration behind her latest launch.

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Beyonce glows in intimate rare family portrait alongside her mum and kids qhidqhieidzrinvBeyonce stars in the shoot alongside Tina Knowles (Andre D. Wagner/ESSENCE)

Fans have flocked to X, formally Twitter, after seeing the family together. "Very powerful picture…..The definition of WISDOM at its best," one penned on the social media site. Another added: "The Beyoncé Essence shoot is so goregous."

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While someone else said: "Still not over Beyoncé’s shoot for Essence…" A fourth replied: "Beautiful the family. That's Creative idea the Photo shoot with the family." Another added: "That sounds like a powerful and influential family photoshoot."

Another picture shows the Lemonade hitmaker standing behind red roses mounted on a flowing shiny silver frame, wearing nothing on her top half. Another sees Bee lying on the floor wearing an eye-catching royal blue ensemble, complete with laced gloves.

Another, snapped in the same outfit, shows Beyonce sitting up with her long flowing locks chucked up in the air, gliding down towards the ground. She covers her face with a pair of chunky sunglasses, complementing the arm-length gloves with two shiny bangles.

Beyonce glows in intimate rare family portrait alongside her mum and kidsThe family portrait has gone down a storm on X (Andre D. Wagner/ESSENCE)

One near-naked photograph sees Queen B stood against a wall, wearing nothing but a large, opened jacket. Finishing off her brazen get-up with a pair of all-black strapped heels and shiny jewellery to break up the incredibly intricate outfit.

In her interview, Bee opens up about the story behind her new business venture, telling the outlet: "I have vivid memories of my mother working as a hairstylist right from our home. She built a small salon at the back of our house, and I can recall catching glimpses of her while I watched cartoons or played with my dolls and toys. These moments are etched into every corner of my childhood memories."

She added: "I have many beautiful memories attached to my hair. The relationship we have with our hair is such a deeply personal journey. From spending my childhood in my mother’s salon to my father applying oil on my scalp to treat my psoriasis— these moments have been sacred to me. I think that connection of community, mother and child, father and child, and respect— and allowing yourself to be taken care of, especially for Black women, who are always taking care of everyone else—it’s all sacred. So I took the end of my name, Cé, and made it the beginning of the word sacred to create Cécred. From my mother’s salon, daily rituals with my father, and years of experience in developing a hair care line, the journey has been just that: Cécred."

ESSENCE Magazine has unveiled two covers for their 2024 March/April issue featuring the icon and mogul, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The full cover story is now live on ESSENCE.com. ESSENCE Magazine’s 2024 March/April Beauty Issue hits newsstands on February 27th and is centered on the importance of Black hair and its legacy. ESSENCE Magazine’s March/April Beauty Issue also has an exclusive subscribers cover that can be purchased via ESSENCE.com for $12 per year or $18 for two issues.

Harry Rutter

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