Richard Gere's Wife Alejandra Shares Rare Snap of Sons Preparing for First Christmas Following Move to Spain: 'Feliz Navidad'

Mar. 15, 2025

Richard Gere’s sons preparing for Christmas in Spain.Photo:Alejandra Gere/Instagram; John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Alejandra Gere/Instagram; John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Richard Gere’s family is preparing for their first Christmas in their new home.On Friday, Nov. 30, the actor’s wife, Alejandra Silva, shared a sweetsnap on Instagramfrom their home in Spain as the couple’s little ones helped to set up some Christmas decor. While one child hangs ornaments on their large, lit-up Christmas tree, the other unpacks boxes of Santa statues and seasonal knick-knacks.Gere, 75, and Silva share sons Alexander, 5, and James, 4, plus Gere’s son Homer, 24, whom he shares with ex Carey Lowell, and Silva’s son Albert, 11.“As James says, mom, mom, today is the first day of Christmas! How I like their energy, their innocence ♥️ , this year finally, Christmas in Spain! #merrychristmas #feliznavidad,” the proud mom captioned her post, translated from Spanish to English.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In April, Gere toldVanity FairSpainthat heplanned to move to Silva’s home country of Spainto allow her to be closer to her relatives.“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” he said of his wife. “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers.“After sharing hisdesire to relocate to the European countryearlier this year, the actor appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin late November and revealedthat he and his family will be celebratingThanksgivingin Madrid as he discussed their move there.“Our kids are bilingual so they’re going to flourish there,” Gere said of Spain.Silva, Gere and Homer.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via GettyHostJimmy Fallonasked Gere — who also joked that he is bilingual and can “speak 15 languages perfectly” — if he will be spending Thanksgiving in Madrid, to which he replied, “There in Spain, yeah.”“My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together,” he continued. “And the grandmother passed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.“The couple’s move comes after Gere sold his Connecticut home for $11 million in October. Gere lived in the six-bedroom, 11-bathroom property with Silva and their kids for two years after purchasing it in 2022 for $10.8 million, according to local media outlet theNew Canaan Advertiser.

Richard Gere’s family is preparing for their first Christmas in their new home.

On Friday, Nov. 30, the actor’s wife, Alejandra Silva, shared a sweetsnap on Instagramfrom their home in Spain as the couple’s little ones helped to set up some Christmas decor. While one child hangs ornaments on their large, lit-up Christmas tree, the other unpacks boxes of Santa statues and seasonal knick-knacks.

Gere, 75, and Silva share sons Alexander, 5, and James, 4, plus Gere’s son Homer, 24, whom he shares with ex Carey Lowell, and Silva’s son Albert, 11.

“As James says, mom, mom, today is the first day of Christmas! How I like their energy, their innocence ♥️ , this year finally, Christmas in Spain! #merrychristmas #feliznavidad,” the proud mom captioned her post, translated from Spanish to English.

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In April, Gere toldVanity FairSpainthat heplanned to move to Silva’s home country of Spainto allow her to be closer to her relatives.

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” he said of his wife. “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in hers.”

After sharing hisdesire to relocate to the European countryearlier this year, the actor appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin late November and revealedthat he and his family will be celebratingThanksgivingin Madrid as he discussed their move there.

“Our kids are bilingual so they’re going to flourish there,” Gere said of Spain.

Silva, Gere and Homer.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

HostJimmy Fallonasked Gere — who also joked that he is bilingual and can “speak 15 languages perfectly” — if he will be spending Thanksgiving in Madrid, to which he replied, “There in Spain, yeah.”

“My wife grew up in a big Spanish family, like a big Italian family, and her grandmother was kind of the glue that held that all together,” he continued. “And the grandmother passed away [about] two years ago, so my wife, I can see her morphing into the new grandmother of this extended family. So she’s already planning for 35 people for Sunday lunches.”

The couple’s move comes after Gere sold his Connecticut home for $11 million in October. Gere lived in the six-bedroom, 11-bathroom property with Silva and their kids for two years after purchasing it in 2022 for $10.8 million, according to local media outlet theNew Canaan Advertiser.

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