{"id":2445183,"date":"2026-06-04T19:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2445183"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:23","slug":"nicole-richie-and-benji-madden-celebrate-daughter-kates-high-school-graduation-with-rarely-seen-son-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nicole-richie-and-benji-madden-celebrate-daughter-kates-high-school-graduation-with-rarely-seen-son-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Richie and Benji Madden celebrate daughter Kate&#8217;s high school graduation with rarely seen son Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nicole Richie and Benji Madden are some proud parents. <\/p>\n<p>The celebrities were pictured on Wednesday night celebrating their daughter Kate\u2019s high school graduation as a family with their rarely seen son, Sparrow, and Nicole\u2019s mother, Brenda Richie.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole, 44, and Benji, 47, were captured on camera beaming with pride as they posed for a selfie with their daughter. <\/p>\n<p>Pictures showed Nicole wearing a rust-colored leopard print dress, which she paired with a black sweater and a hat. Benji went with a casual black t-shirt and baseball cap as he watched his daughter mark the major milestone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicole Richie and Benji Madden couldn\u2019t stop smiling as they celebrated their daughter Kate at her high school graduation (seen above).  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The parents marked the event as a family, with Nicole\u2019s mother, Brenda Richie, and their rarely seen son Sparrow, also in attendance. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>At one point, even Sparrow, 16, joined in the family photo moment, standing between Benji and Nicole as Kate smiled on the other end.  <\/p>\n<p>On her Instagram Stories, Kate marked the occasion by sharing a black and white photo of herself with her friends as they dressed in their caps and gowns, each blowing a kiss to the camera. <\/p>\n<p>She captioned the photo saying, \u201c[peace] out.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At one point, Sparrow was seen joining the rest of the fam to take selfies with the graduate on the field.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sparrow was dressed casually for the event, sporting a black graphic t-shirt and jeans \u2014 a similar look to his father\u2019s ensemble of a black shirt and matching pants.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate later marked the occasion on her Instagram Stories, sharing a photo of herself and some friends in their caps and gowns (pictured here). <span class=\"credit\">katemaddennn\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was reported in January that Kate, born Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden, had officially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/15\/parents\/nicole-richie-reveals-daughter-harlow-18-goes-by-new-name\/\">started going by her middle name.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe goes by her middle name. She has her whole life,\u201d Nicole explained to People when her recent birthday post in honor of her daughter sparked confusion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t look [at the comments], but it makes sense,\u201d she acknowledged of the online reactions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Kate, whose real name is Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden, was introduced as Kate Richie Madden when she walked across the stage.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her mom revealed in January that she started officially going by Kate publicly.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While she was rarely seen growing up, the newly 18-year-old nepo baby has been spotted more in recent months. <\/p>\n<p>In April, she shared a collection of posts from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/15\/entertainment\/nicole-richie-and-joel-maddens-rarely-seen-daughter-is-all-grown-up-at-coachella-2026\/\">her 2026 Coachella festival experience<\/a> via Instagram. <\/p>\n<p>She opened the carousel with a photo of herself looking all grown up as she posed in the crowd in a cropped white tank, a black headscarf and jeans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The formerly rarely seen daughter has been making more public appearances in recent months. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In May, the teen joined her mom at the \u201cStop! That! Train!\u201d red carpet premiere.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just last month, the teen joined her mom at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/19\/celebrity-news\/nicole-richie-attneds-stop-that-train-premiere-with-daughter-kate-madden\/\">\u201cStop! That! Train!\u201d red carpet premiere<\/a> for some mother-daughter fun. <\/p>\n<p>The reality TV personality looked charming in a navy blue polka dot dress with a matching head scarf, accessorizing with pendant earrings and what appeared to be a fur stole.<\/p>\n<p>Kate, on the other hand, went with an edgy strapless black dress with matching knee-high boots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole Richie and Benji Madden are some proud parents. The celebrities were pictured on Wednesday night celebrating their daughter Kate\u2019s high school graduation as a family with their rarely seen son, Sparrow, and Nicole\u2019s mother, Brenda Richie. 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