Rod Stewart poses with his eight children as wife Penny says her heart is 'bursting'

Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster recently enjoyed a family getaway to Italy, with Penny saying her heart is "ready to burst" after the family was finally reunited.

The couple holidayed with seven of the singer's children on board a yacht on the Amalfi coast. The Maggie May singer, 77, took to his Instagram stories to share a series of photos from their trip.

The first snap was a montage of his sons — Sean, 41, Liam, 27, Alastair, 16 and Aiden, 11 — which he captioned: "My boys."

Rod then posed with his daughters —Ruby, 35, Renee, 30, and Kimberly, 42 — for a snap and wrote : "With my girls."

Penny, 51, also took to her Instagram stories to share a photo of her stepdaughters as they marked the end of their holiday. She captioned the post: "Miss you."

The family enjoyed a luxury getaway (Instagram)

Rod's daughter Ruby Stewart also posted a series of pictures from the trip and said she left Italy with a full heart.

Ruby captioned the post: "I left Italy with my heart as full as my belly…. Our last family vacation was in 2015, so this one was well overdue.

"We all live in different places now and sometimes we miss some pretty important milestones in one another’s life."

She also thanked Penny for organising the trip and managing to get everyone together.

Rod shared a sweet snap of his son Alastair (Instagram)

The gang shared plenty of pictures from their trip (Instagram)

Ruby said: "This trip was so much more than a vacation, but a bonding experience. We laughed, we cried, caught up on lost time, we sang and danced, even suffered from a few water sport injuries.

"I am beyond grateful for this mixed batch of personalities that is the Stewart Clan. I don’t know where I’d be with out you lot. Love you guys...

"Thank you dad for reminding us of the importance of family and Thank you Penny for always bringing us together again."

Seven of Rod's eight children went on the holiday (Instagram)

Penny then commented and the post and said: "Im shedding a few tears but happy ones with a heart ready to burst XX."

Fans rushed to the comments to gush over the happy family. One person said: "Gorgeous joyful fam!"

Another wrote: "How fabulous great family very nice words."

A third person commented: "That’s such a lovely thing to say Ruby," while another said: "Wonderful words Ruby. It warms my heart to see the love you all have for one another. Well done Penny x."

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