Beyonce pregnant: Couple 'blessed' to be having twins

Beyonce and her husband Jay Z say they "have been 
blessed two times over", using Instagram to announce 
that she is expecting twins.

"We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing 
by two," the pair wrote, and "we thank you for your well wishes".

The post, signed "The Carters", has a photo of Beyonce with
 a baby bump, wearing lingerie and a veil.

The couple already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, who has 
just turned five.

Beyonce has been nominated in nine categories for the
 2017 Grammy Awards , extending her lead as the most-nominatedmwoman in Grammys history.

The star, 35, is due to headline the Coachella music festival
 in southern California in April.

The announcement gave no indication of the babies' due
 date.

In 2011, Beyonce revealed her pregnancy to fans during the MTV Awards.

She opened her performance of Love On Top by announcing: "I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me."

During the closing bars of the song, she opened her jacket 
tomreveal her baby bump. The camera then cut to Jay Z, 
who was being congratulated by Kanye West.

Blue Ivy went on to inspire a song on Beyonce's self-titled album, and appeared several times in last year's Lemonade.

Jay Z revealed in the lyrics to his track Glory that Beyonce

suffered a miscarriage before the birth of Blue Ivy.