Celine Dion is celebrating family on a difficult day.
The legendary singer, 56, shared a photo of her three rarely-seen sons on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of her late husband René Angélil’s death.
In the photo, Dion posed on a couch outside next to her and Angélil’s sons René-Charles Angélil, 23, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 14.
Celine Dion with her three sons. celinedion/InstagrramThe Grammy winner wrote a heartfelt tribute to her late spouse in her caption.
“René, we can’t believe you’ve been gone nine years already,” she said. “Not a day goes by that we don’t feel your presence, RC, Eddy, Nelson and I.”
“You were my greatest champion, my partner, and the one who always saw the best in me,” Dion continued. “I honor you and you are forever missed mon amour…. We love you.”
Celine Dion and René Angélil at the 41st annual Labor Day Telethon in 2006. Getty Images
René Angélil and Celine Dion at the 22nd Annual American Music Awards in 1995. Getty ImagesDion’s fans showed her and her sons overwhelming support in the comments section.
“Can’t believe how grown the boy’s are. Rene would be proud,” one fan wrote.
“Hard to believe 9 years already, but what a legacy he has left behind and how proud he would be of you and the boys,” another fan said.
A third follower told Dion, “Your love is so beautiful and pure that it makes me believe in true love and that it transcends death.”
Angélil died of throat cancer in January 2016 at age 73.
René Angélil and Celine Dion at the “Veronic Voices” premiere in Las Vegas in 2013. WireImage
Celine Dion and her kids at her husband’s funeral in Montreal on Jan. 22, 2016. Getty ImagesThe music producer was Dion’s manager. He met her when she was 12 years old and he was 38. They started dating seven years later.
The pair got married at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal in December 1994. Their oldest son was born in 2001, followed by their twins in 2010.
Last month, Dion marked her and Angélil’s 30th wedding anniversary on Instagram with a black-and-white photo of the couple on their special day.
“You still fill our hearts, every day. You are everything for us. We miss you so much,” Dion wrote in the tribute.
Celine Dion and René Angélil at their wedding. Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images“Happy 30th anniversary, mon amour!” she added, signing the message from her and her kids.
Dion rarely speaks about her sons, but she made an exception last year while discussing how they pushed her to fight Stiff-Person Syndrome, the rare neurological disorder that she was diagnosed with in 2022.
“I barely could walk at one point, and I was missing very much living. My kids started to notice,” she said in an interview with People in June 2024. “I was like, ‘OK, they already lost a parent. I don’t want them to be scared.'”
Celine Dion at the premiere of her documentary in New York City in June 2024. GC Images“I let them know, ‘You lost your dad, [but] mom has a condition and it’s different. I’m not going to die. It’s something that I’m going to learn to live with.'”
The “All By Myself” singer also gave her boys a shout-out at the NYC premiere of her “I Am: Celine Dion” documentary last year.
“I wouldn’t be here without the daily love and support from my wonderful children,” she said during her emotional speech onstage. “Thank you Réne-Charles. Thank you Nelson. Thank you Eddy.”
