Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish have shared some "big news" in an emotional update. The 78-year-old singer and his 62-year-old beau posted on Instagram to issue an update on their ongoing charity work.

The pair run the Elton John AIDS Foundation and announced that they have managed to help more than two million people with "lifesaving care" but the Rocketman singer said: "That's not enough". In the caption of a video posted to the foundation's social media page, they wrote: "Big News: The Rocket Fund goal is expanding to $200M! Since 2020, we’ve reached 2.2 million people with lifesaving care. But global funding cuts and rising stigma are putting lives at risk. Now is the time to make sure no one is left behind. Just imagine how much further we can go - together." The video showed Elton saying: "We have achieved a lot, and I'm so proud of that, but that's not enough. We have far more people to help."

The charity are now aiming to raise a whopping $200million to help people have better access to healthcare and be provided with dignity and hope.

Elton said: "If you have ambition and you have heart and you want people to be saved and have a better life, then you don't stop."

The organisation's website explains the Rocket Fund, as it says: "Our momentum is accelerating because the need is urgent. Even before funding cuts occurred, 9.2 million people living with HIV were not on treatment, and there were 1.3 million new cases in 2024.

"The Rocket Fund is stepping up to meet these challenges: expanding access to testing, prevention, and treatment, and tackling the stigma that keeps people from care.

"But we can’t do it alone. With your support, we can reach our $200 million goal and bring the world closer to ending AIDS for good."

It adds a statement from Elton, which says: "I established the Foundation when the end of AIDS seemed impossible — many would not even say the word. Resources were scarce, but many brave, passionate people made the world take notice.

"Today, we stand together on the brink of ending this epidemic, and we won't waste that opportunity. We are doubling down and extending the goal of our Rocket Fund to $200 million to make sure we continue to fuel the momentum that will bring us to the end of AIDS for good."