Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold the UK picture rights of their newborn twins to Hello! magazine for #7.5-million.

The celebrity couple handed the rights over to the glossy to publish images of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline, who Angelina gave birth to on 12 July, after the magazine won the bidding war against rival OK!.

Executives at Hello! are now set to move the publication date of the special edition to Monday, in order to get the most out of the much-anticipated content.

A source said in The Daily Mirror: "This is one of the publishing sensations of the decade.

"We expect to triple our circulation because of the public's fascination with the couple and their children."

Brad and Angelina will reportedly donate their fee to the couple's charity group, The Jolie-Pitt Foundation.