These are the beautiful pictures that Celine Dion thought she would never see. After six soul-searching years she and her devoted husband Rene Angelil feared their marriage would never be blessed with children. Now, in their magnificent home near Jupiter, in Florida, they cradle tiny Rene-Charles in their arms and the joy is etched on their faces for all to see.

This tiny bundle of humanity has had a profound effect on the woman who has sold 125 million albums – more than any other female artiste in history. She told HELLO! she will never again return to the punishing schedule of touring the world’s greatest stadiums and performing to packed houses. She is determined that her greatest legacy will not be her music but Rene Junior and the brother or sister who will surely follow.

HELLO! is the first publication to be invited into the couple’s exquisite Tuscan-style mansion. Celine, who floats into the living room to greet us, says: “Have you seen my son yet, isn’t he beautiful?” she says. “My son! What a beautiful phrase, it makes me tingle every time I say it.”

She and her husband pose for the first picture with Rene cradling his new son in his arms. Celine looks at him and loses her composure. “Look at Rene. I have never seen him look like that in all the years I have known him! He is not just proud, he is bursting with pride.”

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