They’ve been spending the majority of lockdown in their £6million Los Angeles mansion with the couple owning a total of six properties.
And David Furnish has revealed that he and husband Elton John have been camping in the woods surrounding of one of their lavish homes as a fun activity for their children during the coronavirus lockdown.
Talking to singer Lulu, 71, on an Instagram Live on Monday night, the filmmaker, 57, explained that they have been doing a more ‘restricted’ version of self isolation due to Elton being 73-years-old.
Sweet: David Furnish has revealed that he and husband Elton John have been camping in the woods surrounding of one of their lavish homes as a fun activity for their children during the coronavirus lockdown
During the chat, David admitted he was ‘conscious’ that their two sons Zachary, nine, and Elijah, seven, haven’t been able to see or mix with their friends so they’ve been doing lots of fun activities at home including their first camping in their garden.
It is not known which mansion David was referring to but it’s likely to be their Windsor home which has a sprawling garden complete with a large lake to feed ducks.
He said: ‘Because Elton is 73 we’ve been doing a more restricted version of lockdown so one thing the boys haven’t been able to do is get out and mix with their friends which I feel really conscious of so how many activities can we do with them at home?
‘I grew up in Canada, I was a cub scout, I was a boy scout, I love camping, and I am a camper.’
Cautious: Talking to singer Lulu, 71, on an Instagram Live on Monday night, the filmmaker, 57, explained that they have been doing a more ‘restricted’ version of self isolation due to Elton being 73-years-old (pictured in the woods of his home)
David revealed that he and Elton didn’t give their two sons a ‘glamping’ experience and instead took them to the woods in their garden where they had to build a fire pit, pitch a tent and gather wood.
He said: ‘I didn’t do glamping with the boys – that’s the posh camping where everything laid out beautifully for you.
‘We just went out into the woods here on our land and taught the boys how to clear a campsite, and dug and built a fire pit and pitched a tent and gathered wood for kindling.
‘Taught them how to start a fire, how to cook dinner in the fire, how to roast marshmallows and they hadn’t done any of that stuff before.
Candid: During the chat, David admitted he was ‘conscious’ that their two sons Zachary, nine, and Elijah, seven, haven’t been able to see or mix with their friends so they’ve been doing lots of fun activities at home including their first camping in their garden
‘Just walking to the end of your own garden we were going away into a campsite.’
David said the ‘silver lining’ of lockdown has been spending so much time together as a family as Elton is currently off from his touring.
He sweetly said: ‘The silver lining in this cloud is that we’ve been together every single day, every meal and we’ve been doing so much together which isn’t normally the case because Elton is off on the road touring and doing shows.
Incredible! It is not known which mansion David was referring to but it’s likely to be their Windsor home which has a sprawling garden complete with a large lake to feed ducks
‘To see and be with the boys as much as I ever have been has just been amazing. I’m watching them grow and change every day right before my eyes.’
Elton had to postpone his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
David and Elton own six properties in total located in California, Atlanta, London, Windsor, Nice and Venice.
Elton even joked about owning too many properties in a 2016 interview with The Telegraph, he said: ‘I’ve too many homes, probably, but I love them. It’s a matter of creature comforts.
‘It’s nice to stay in your own place, and you just accumulate them. Anyway, I’m not as bad as Keith Richards. He turned up in Paris once and he’d forgotten where he lived!
‘To be honest, a normal night for me would be putting the kids to bed, reading them a story, and then having dinner with David at home.’
Impressive! David and Elton own six properties in total located in California, Atlanta, London, Windsor, Nice and Venice, earlier this year the singer postponed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour due to the coronavirus pandemic (pictured in January)