Willie and Korie Robertson Hit a New Family Milestone as Their Grandchild Count Reaches 11
John Luke Robertson and his wife, Mary Kate Robertson, have announced the arrival of twin baby girls — and the Robertson family’s response on social media has been exactly what you’d expect from one of reality TV’s most tight-knit clans.
The couple shared the news on Instagram on March 1, revealing that the twins had actually arrived the week before, on Feb. 24.
“We welcomed our girls into the world last week on 2/24 & are absolutely bursting with joy!!!” Mary Kate wrote on Instagram. “Life is already so much sweeter with Sylvie & Francie in it. So thankful for these precious gifts!!”
John Luke and Mary Kate, who tied the knot in 2015, according to Us Weekly, already share three kids — sons John, 6, and Wells, 2, and daughter Ella, 4. With Sylvie and Francie, they now have five children.
The news comes five months after the couple first let fans in on the surprise. When they announced the pregnancy, Mary Kate made clear that twins were not something they had planned for.
“Absolutely thrilled to tell y’all we are welcoming TWINS to our family early next year!!!” Mary Kate wrote in an Instagram caption at the time. “The most wonderful, crazy surprise blessing of our lives ha! Two new little Robertson girls!”
The ‘Duck Dynasty’ Family Floods the Comments
Members of Mary Kate and John Luke’s family showed up in the Instagram comments with love and excitement.
John Luke’s mom, Korie Robertson — wife of Willie Robertson and one of the most recognizable figures from Duck Dynasty — couldn’t contain herself. “So in love with these little girlies,” she wrote.
John Luke’s grandmother, Chrys Howard, was equally smitten. “Love them!! ❤️ Mary Kate —you did so good!” she wrote. “Already so in love!,” she added in a separate comment.
The siblings weighed in too. John Luke’s sister, Sadie Robertson, described the twin girls as “perfection.” His other sister, Bella Robertson, added that she’s “IN love with them!”
Abby Kay Robertson, who is married to John Luke’s adopted brother Will Robertson Jr., chimed in with her own message: “the most precious little girls ever,” she wrote. “yall are rockstars.”
Willie and Korie Robertson Now Have 11 Grandkids
Sylvie and Francie are the 10th and 11th grandchildren for Willie and Korie Robertson. Here’s how that breaks down across the family.
Willie and Korie share three biological children — John Luke, 30, Sadie, 28, and Bella, 23. They also adopted two sons: Will Jr., 24, and their youngest son, Rowdy, 23, according to People.
Rebecca Robertson, 37, whom Willie and Korie also consider their daughter though she was never formally adopted, was the first to make them grandparents. She shares three kids — sons Zane, born in 2019, and Xander, born in 2024, and daughter Holland, born in 2021 — with husband John Reed Loflin.
Sadie Robertson and her husband, Christian Huff, share three daughters — Honey James, 4, Haven Belle, 2, and Kit, who was born in August.
John Luke and Mary Kate bring the total up with their five: John, Ella, Wells, Sylvie, and Francie.
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