Madonna said she was “ecstatic” after her controversial bid to adopt a second child from Malawi was approved.

The singer appealed after a lower court rejected her application to adopt four-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James in April - and the country’s highest court has now announced its decision to allow the adoption.

Madonna said in a statement: “I am ecstatic… my family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her.” The statement also said the star was “extremely grateful” for the Supreme Court’s ruling.

Source:PA