Madonna has welcomed two new additions to her family via a photo on Instagram.
The icon has adopted four-year-old twin girls, Stella and Esther, from the Malawi Home of Hope orphanage in Mchinji, near the western border with Zambia.
The singer previously adopted two other children from Malawi, son David Banda in 2006 and daughter Mercy James in 2009.
Madonna previously dismissed reports that she was seeking to adopt more children as “rumours”, saying: “I am in Malawi to check on the children’s hospital in Blantyre and my other work with [charity] Raising Malawi, and then heading home. The rumours of an adoption process are untrue.”
Now, the singer has confirmed the rumours with a photo on Instagram, saying: “I can officially confirm I have completed the process of adopting twin sisters from Malawi and am overjoyed that they are now part of our family. I am deeply grateful to all those in Malawi who helped make this possible, and I ask the media please to respect our privacy during this transitional time. Thank you also to my friends, family and my very large team for all your support and Love!”
