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Born in 2017, Sir Carter is Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s youngest child and only son. The Everything Is Love artists have put privacy at the heart of their parenting journey, with only occasional glimpses of Sir appearing in some of their projects. Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, described her grandson as “very laid-back” and “very quiet.”
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are one of entertainment’s most famous power couples, but they’ve always maintained their privacy when it comes to their three children. Their youngest and only son, Sir Carter, has largely stayed out of the spotlight, especially compared to his sisters Blue Ivy and Rumi.
Although Beyoncé occasionally shares glimpses of her son with the public, details about Sir’s life are mostly kept private. Still, fans are captivated by the rare moments he appears and are eager to learn more about him. Here’s everything you need to know about Sir.
Why did Beyoncé and Jay-Z name their son Sir?
Sir was born on June 13, 2017 in Los Angeles with his twin sister Rumi. They arrived at the same time, but he is the younger of the two.
The twins were joined by an older sister, Blue Ivy Carter, who was born in 2012 and has become a budding cultural figure herself. The twins arrived after Beyoncé later revealed she had a difficult pregnancy with pre-eclampsia.
Sir’s name was confirmed when Beyoncé shared the first photo of the twins on Instagram a month after their birth, and the post broke a social media record at the time. In August 2017, Jay-Z appeared on the podcast Rap Radar and talked about Sir’s name. “Sir was like, ‘Come out of the gate,'” the rapper said. “He carries himself like that. He just came out, sir.”
What do Beyoncé and Jay-Z say about Sir?
Since welcoming their twins, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have made privacy a cornerstone of their parenting experience. Both artists were careful about how much of their children’s lives they shared, limiting their red carpet appearances and keeping details about their schooling and daily life out of the public eye.
But Beyoncé has opened up about her parenting goals. In a 2018 essay for Vogue magazine, she said of her son: “I want my son to know that he can be strong and brave, but also sensitive and kind. I want him to have a high emotional IQ to be compassionate, loyal, and honest. That’s all women want in a man, but we don’t teach them that.”
“I want to teach my son not to fall victim to what the internet tells him and how he should love. I want to create better representation so that he can reach his full potential as a man. And I want to teach him that the real magic he has in this world is the ability to affirm who he is.”
In the 2023 documentary Renaissance, Beyoncé spoke further about motherhood, saying, “My first job is my kids, and they’re my number one priority, so when someone gets bitten by a spider or[other]crazy things happen on this tour, that’s when my real work begins.” She also admitted that she still picks up her children from school and takes them shopping on the first day of school. “Everything a mother does,” she said.
What kind of personality does your teacher have?
Beyoncé and Jay-Z haven’t talked about their son’s personality in detail. However, Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, will appear on Hello! in October 2025. He said this in an interview. Sir is said to be “very laid back and doesn’t really get into the spotlight.” Last year, the patriarch also spoke to E! News described her grandson as “very, very smart” and “very quiet.” She added that he’s “more interested in numbers, so I’m not really interested in fashion.”
Has Sir ever worked on any Beyoncé projects?
Since his birth, Sir has only appeared in public a handful of times. In 2019, he appeared briefly in Beyoncé’s documentary Homecoming. That same year, he also appeared in Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift, a 2019 documentary about the making of the singer’s album The Lion King: The Gift, which was released to coincide with Disney’s live-action remake of the classic film.
In 2020, Sir appeared on his mother’s visual album, Black is King, which Sir dedicated to him, writing, “To my son, Lord Carter, and to all our sons and daughters, the sun and the moon salute you.” The following year, he made a cameo appearance in Beyoncé’s Ivy Park Rodeo Kids campaign video.
Most recently, Sir appeared in a short video clip that played during a show on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour. In the video, he was seen smiling alongside his siblings in a home video-style snippet of his mother’s performance.
In a recent interview with Hello!, Knowles said she doesn’t know if her grandson will join his mother and sisters on stage at future shows because he prefers to stay out of the spotlight. But she didn’t completely rule out the possibility, adding: “We’ll see.”
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