Nice Mayor Bestows Honorary Citizenship On Brangelina’s Twins

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's soon-to-be-born twins are bestowed by the mayor of Nice with honorary lifetime French citizenship. The Brangelina’s twin offspring will always be considered honorary citizens of Nice, France, regardless of whether they opt to obtain French citizenship, the Nice mayor Christian Estrosi said.

The 33-year-old Hollywood actress spilled the beans on her big baby news in May during an interview with the "Today" show's Natalie Morales. She revealed her intentions to deliver her twins in France while at the Cannes Film Festival. Jolie and Brad Pitt then chose the relatively low-key Rivieria city for the birth of their twins, who will be the fifth and sixth children for the couple.

"That is for the citizens of Nice a very great honor and a great satisfaction. We are very happy for this choice of Mrs. Angelina Jolie and Mr. Brad Pitt and I want to say to them that I wish a lot of joy to them and the babies, and great success for all of their lives," Estrosi was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

Affectionately calling the twins "two little Nicois", he added, "All their lives they will be Nicois and all their life they will be able to come to Nice and we will receive them with great honor."

As per the terms of the French Foreign Ministry, the soon-to-born twins of the celebrity couple will have the opportunity to apply for French citizenship when they turn 18. Being born in France is not enough to obtain French citizenship, but, according to the French Foreign Ministry website, France should be a person’s primary residence for at least 5 years after age 11. The twins will be allowed to keep both French (if obtained) and American nationalities.

Jolie has been hospitalized since Sunday in a Santa Maria maternity clinic in the seaside Lenval hospital in Nice. She is staying in a pre-booked suite of four rooms situated at the fifth floor of the facility and overlooking the Bay of Angels and Mediterranean Sea. The actress along with her 44-year-old boyfriend Pitt had arrived at the hospital by helicopter.

Jolie’s doctor Michel Sussmann, who also delivered Shiloh in Namibia, revealed during a press conference on Wednesday that the actress is doing well and her twins will see the daylight for the first time in the coming weeks. Sussmann also said that the U.S. actress will remain in the hospital until the birth.

Brad Pitt has been spotted visiting her sweetheart regularly, often with some of their four children. The US actor, who is eagerly waiting to become father of twins, reportedly has sought advice from his co-star Julia Roberts, who is a mother of twins, on raising the twins.

"Brad was all frantic about knowing if the rules for twins are different than raising or taking care of single babies. But Julia told him it's the same - only twice as hard," a few media reports quoted a source as saying.

Jolie, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, has four other children, a son Maddox, 6, whom she adopted in neighboring Cambodia in 2002, a 3 years old daughter Zahara, whom she adopted in year 2006 from Ethiopia, Pax, 4, from Vietnam, and a 21-month-old biological daughter, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, with Brad Pitt, an Academy Award-nominated American actor.