{"id":6613,"date":"2025-01-02T20:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6613"},"modified":"2025-01-02T20:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:37:38","slug":"elton-john-shares-snap-son-zacharys-birthday-cake-celebrate-turning-14-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6613","title":{"rendered":"Elton John Shares Snap of Son Zachary&#8217;s Birthday Cake as They Celebrate Him Turning 14: &#8216;So Beautiful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EwDgbLMn2jA8mSk1EYNxNw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/6b6ee706524ec8b1c248825ef22b3798\" alt=\"Elton John\/Instagram; Samir Hussein\/WireImage Elton John celebrates son Zachary's birthday.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/EwDgbLMn2jA8mSk1EYNxNw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/6b6ee706524ec8b1c248825ef22b3798\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">Elton John is celebrating his older son&#8217;s birthday!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday, Jan. 1, the singer, 77, shared a carousel of photos\u00a0<a class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eltonjohn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:on his Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"7\">on his Instagram<\/a>\u00a0from his holiday season, which included a picture of his son Zachary&#8217;s birthday cake. The cake was piped with blue frosting and read &#8220;Happy Birthday Zachary&#8221; in blue across the top, featuring rainbow sprinkles and striped candles that honored the newly minted 14-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Random holiday photo dump \ud83d\udcf8\ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb\ud83c\udf84 From the Rocket Team Christmas lunch to Zachary\u2019s birthday. We\u2019ve been relaaaaaaxing and taking it easy. So beautiful \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb,&#8221; John wrote in his caption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here\u2019s hoping everyone enjoyed a peaceful and joyous holiday season with family and friends. See you in 2025 \ud83d\ude80\u2764\ufe0f Love, E xx.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"instagram-media-wrapper caas-loaded\" data-embed-anchor=\"4fcca1cd-9f53-529b-821c-8f85174df817\" data-caas-lazy-loading-init=\"1\"><iframe class=\"caas-iframe-instagram\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DEQjFL9C5Sp\/embed\/captioned?cr=1&amp;v=12\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"rmp-container-Col1-4-Rmp\" class=\"rmp-module__gam rmp-module\" data-test-locator=\"tdv2-applet-rmp\">\n<div class=\"maas-item\">\n<div class=\"m-gam__container\">The icon shares his sons Zachary and Elijah, 11, with husband David Furnish.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In December, the &#8220;Goodbye Yellow Brick Road&#8221; singer was honored as\u00a0TIME&#8217;s Icon of the Year\u00a0and interviewed, alongside husband Furnish, by the outlet. In the article, Furnish, 62, explained why the couple\u00a0chooses not to homeschool their two sons.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We deliberately didn&#8217;t homeschool our children because we want them to be their own people and to define life as they want to be defined,&#8221; Furnish said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/l89VxoYvRZJnIl4j9qPW3w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_people_articles_471\/bb1ca6f34f58500ea9aa447b6d76db7d\" alt=\"Stuart C. 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On Wednesday, Jan. 1, the singer, 77, shared a carousel of photos\u00a0on his Instagram\u00a0from his holiday season, which included a picture of his son Zachary&#8217;s birthday cake. The cake was piped with blue frosting and read &#8220;Happy Birthday Zachary&#8221; in blue across the top, featuring rainbow sprinkles 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