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Sir Elton John is "doing extremely well" from a respiratory infection which resulted in him being admitted to hospital.

His civil partner David Furnish said that the father of their son Zachary is on the mend after being taken ill last week (23.05.12).

Speaking at the Glamour Women Of The Year Awards David thanked the audience for their concern.

He said: "Thank you for your well wishes," he said. "He’s doing incredibly well and recovering."

The ‘Rocket Man’ singer cancelled three Las Vegas performances after being admitted to Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre for a series of tests but went home the same day.

David handed out an award with actress Naomi Watts to fashion designer Donatella Versace at the event.

The 65-year-old musician told TMZ.com: "It feels strange not to be able to perform these ‘Million Dollar Piano’ concerts at the Colosseum.

"I love performing the show and I will be thrilled when we return to the Colosseum in October to complete the 11 concerts.

"All I can say to the fans is ‘sorry I can’t be with you."
 

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are hoping to father a second child this summer.

David, 49, has revealed he and the ‘Rocket Man’ hitmaker would like to give one-year-old son Zachary a little brother or sister, and are thinking about enlisting the help of a surrogate once more.

He said: "I would like Zachary to have a sibling. I think he would be better with a sibling than on his own. It’s something we talk about all the time. But in terms of when, where and how, nothing’s decided yet.

"I think we are going to wait till this summer. Our life is always like a treadmill with Elton constantly working and touring. But when we go away to our house in France, that’s when we sit back and go [big exhalation] okay, how is this working, how are you feeling?"

The couple – who met in 1993 and became civil partners in 2005 – both donated sperm the first time around so they don’t know which one is the father, and plan to do the same again.

Explaining the process, he told the London Evening Standard newspaper: "We could go back to the same egg donor, so biologically there would certainly be a connection between brother and brother or brother and sister."

However, they may need to use a new surrogate mother because their previous one, "has been a surrogate before but has a life of her own and her own family.

"It’s a big commitment to make, nine months of their life that doesn’t just affect them but their children, their husband, their partner. If we found a surrogate who is half as beautiful as our first, we would be very lucky."

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are selling their Hollywood apartments.

The couple – who have 15-month-old son Zachary – own two homes in the Sierra Towers building Los Angeles and are selling them for a total price of $5.1 million after purchasing a $7.7 million home in Beverly Hills.

One of the apartments previously featured in Architectural Digest and covers 1,831 square feet and is up for sale at $3.5 million.

The second property adjoins the first but covers 1,151 square feet, with one bedroom and one bathroom.

A potential buyer could splurge on both and have them turned into a luxurious penthouse apartment in the building – where Cher and Joan Collins also have homes – and enjoy its impressive facilities, which include exercise room, rooftop swimming pool, sauna, doorman, valet parking and concierge services.

Elton and David’s new child-friendly home was built in 1966 and boasts three bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a staff bedroom and bathroom, pool, a gym, floor-to-ceiling windows and white-oak flooring.

The move could be because the couple are reportedly planning to have another child after welcoming Zachary via a surrogate on Christmas Day 2010.

A source said: "The wheels are in motion. David and Elton have never hidden their desire to extend their family, and believe the time is right for another child.

"By the end of this year, or the beginning of next year, there will be a fourth member of the John-Furnish clan.

"They are incredibly excited and loving every minute of parenthood."

Speaking previously, David revealed they did not think about which of the pair – who both "contributed" to their child’s conception – was the father.

He said: "For the time being we don’t have a clue who the biological father is. We look at him every day and at the moment he has Elton’s nose and my hands.

"Neither of us care. He’s our child. The important thing is that he’s healthy and happy and loved."
 

Sir Elton John is reportedly planning to have another baby.

The ‘Rocket Man’ singer and his partner David Furnish – who welcomed son Zachary by a surrogate on Christmas Day 2010 – are apparently hoping to give him a little brother or sister by the end of the year.

A source told the Daily Mirror: "The wheels are in motion. David and Elton have never hidden their desire to extend their family, and believe the time is right for another child.

"By the end of this year, or the beginning of next year, there will be a fourth member of the John-Furnish clan.

"They are incredibly excited and loving every minute of parenthood."

Despite having both "contributed" to the process of Zach’s conception, the couple has never found out which one of them is the biological father.

David previously told OK! magazine: "For the time being we don’t have a clue who the biological father is. We look at him every day and at the moment he has Elton’s nose and my hands.

"Neither of us care. He’s our child. The important thing is that he’s healthy and happy and loved."

But according to the Daily Mirror, they now plan to change all that to ensure the second child is fathered by the one who missed out last time.

A spokesman for Elton refused to comment.