Madonna Adopts Malawian Twins Stella And Esther (Photos)

Madonna posted a heartbreaking picture of twins Stella and Esther to her Instagram account - six months before their adoption was finalised in Malawi.

The clearly besotted 58-year-old star wrote '3 Beauties!' next to the image of her daughter Lourdes cuddling the sisters on a visit to Home of Hope orphanage in July 2016. 

Yesterday a court in Lilongwe granted the 58-year-old star permission to adopt the girls, now aged four, whose mother died in childbirth and whose father was in court to witness the proceedings.