Elton John visiting the galleries of the Uffizi in Florence. This morning, the british singer is featured along with husband David Furnish and their two sons, Zachary, age 9, and Elijah, age 6, escorted by any bodyguards, to the florentine museum, for a tour of the museum. Popstar, who was welcomed by director Eike Schmidt, arrived in a wheelchair because he was injured in sports.
He stayed for several hours in the Galleries, also visiting the new rooms that house the masterpieces of Botticelli, Michelangelo and focusing on the works of Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael. Before leaving the museum, Elton John moved to the Uffizi terrace to enjoy an Italian espresso coffee and admire the city from above. At the exit from the museum, dozens of tourists and fans recognized popstar and he did not deny himself, stopping with a group on a trip of English and Americans, to whom he confided: “I love Florence”. “Not even a sprained ankle could scarcely see one of the most beautiful museums of the world,” he wrote on his profile on Instagram sir Elton posting a picture of him in one of the corridors of the Gallery, dressed in a suit, sneakers and glasses round ordinance. At the end of the visit, Elton John and his entourage climbed into a black sedan, parked outside the Uffizi in wheat square. Top secret the destination, as well as the duration of the Florentine stay of the English popstar.