Angelina Jolie with daughters Zahara Jolie-Pitt & Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, and son Pax Jolie-PittAngelina Jolie has said that her children are all American - even though they all been born in other places.

Older sons Maddox & Pax hail from Asia, older daughters Zahara & Shiloh were born in Africa and newborn twins Knox & Vivienne were born in France - but Angelina explained recently: “My kids were born in different countries, in Asia, Africa, and Europe, and I expect them to learn about those places and to appreciate all other parts of the world, not just their own.

“[They] all have American passports and are American too. I think that one of the best things about America is that we are a melting pot, a mix of many, many different races and nations.

“Yes, they have their own nationalities and are very proud of them, but that certainly doesn’t diminish the fact that they’re American. To me, that is what being American is.”

Speaking to Hello magazine recently, she added that she chose to give birth to her latest offspring in France in honour of her late month Marcheline Bertrand: “They’re the first babies I’ve had without her. She was an amazing mom and she shouldn’t have passed away so young.

“She was partly French-Canadian, and she always loved France, so when I was deciding where to have the children, it was just a very comforting idea to do it in France, because I knew she would have loved it.

That’s a reason why we’re all learning French, too, because she always wanted my children to speak the language. It’s a beautiful language and a beautiful culture, and being in that part of the world always reminds me of her.”