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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are officially citizens of Greece, the countrys prime minister announced. The famous couple appeared in an Instagram post fromPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which showed both actors posing with passports alongside Mitsotakis and his wife,Mareva Grabowski. “@ritawilson@tomhanksare now proud Greek citizens!” the caption read. Greece offered citizenship to Hanks, Wilson and their two children, in recognition of the familys help in raising funds for the victims of a deadly wildfire near Athens in 2018. Wilson, 63, is of Greek and Bulgarian ancestry. She and Hanks, 64, frequently spend their summer vacations on the Greek island of Antiparos. USA TODAY has reached out to the couples representatives for more information. Last December,Greeces President Prokopis Pavlopoulossigned an honorary naturalization order allowing theactor to claim Greek citizenship, his office told The Associated Press at the time. Thepoint of pride for Greece was touched by controversy Monday, as the countrys prime minister was criticized by an opposition party for using a military helicopter during a trip to celebrate with the famous couple. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Monday that the prime minister and his wife had used a commercial flight on Saturday to travel to the island of Paros, and then traveled to nearby Antiparos, where Hanks and Wilson have a holiday home. They then used a military helicopter for a trip to the ancient theater of Epidaurus on Sunday to watch a performance of an ancient tragedy. The main left-wing opposition Syriza party accused the prime minister of using Greeces military helicopters like a personal radio taxi. Petsas argued that Mitsotakis was performing his duties as prime minister by attending an important cultural event. Neither Petsas nor Syriza referred to Hanks by name. Hanks last celebrated the citizenship news in January, announcing on social media

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