Madonna shared a picture on Instagram of her walking hand-in-hand with the girls as their adoption was confirmed
Thank you also to my friends, family and my very large team for all your support and love!'
According
to court documents, Judge Fiona Mwale was satisfied that Madonna 'is
motivated by her desire to offer a home, love, protection and
guidance.'
But the singer was asked 'uncomfortable questions' about her reasons for further adoption from the south African country.
The
judge ruled: 'The petitioner [Madonna] is a professional performer and I
guarded myself against the danger of her merely reciting a
well-rehearsed speech by asking her some rather uncomfortable questions
to which she gave very candid answers.'
Mwale
said she didn't challenge the singer on Malawi's residency requirements
for adoption, saying the country's Supreme Court of Appeal had
addressed the issue in the pop star's previous adoption.
'In
determining her motives, I questioned the petitioner at length about
the impact of her decision which could be construed as robbing Malawi of
its most precious resource, its children,' the judge wrote.
The pop superstar boarded a private jet
with twins Stella and Esther at 6.24pm GMT as the girls began their new
life with the singer.
The hired
Gulfstream IV jet is thought to be heading to New York where her other
two adopted children from Malawi, David and Mercy, are waiting. The
owners of the American registered jet had requested that their tail
registration number not be included in popular web flight tracking
sites.
The crew for the blue and white
Gulfstream jet arrived two hours before Madonna and her entourage to
prepare the plane for the 18-hour flight.
The
jet had been parked near to the cargo section of the airport away from
the main passenger terminal. Madonna arrived in a white 4x4 but was
obscured from view.
Within 20 minutes of arriving the jet taxied to a runway and took off.
Madonna's
new daughters were 'very happy' and 'very excited' as they prepared to
leave for their new life in America, their government guardian
revealed.
The flight is the first time they have ever been on a plane.
The
singer said the children will keep their birth names as part of an
effort to preserve their identity as Malawians, and a Malawian carer
will travel with the children to the United States to ease their
transition.
MailOnline can reveal the adoption process began two years ago the singer filed paperwork to become their adoptive parent.
Court
appointed guardian Dominic Misomali told MailOnline: 'You could see the
love she had for them in her face and she was already a mother to them.
The girls are very happy and very excited about what is happening to
Madonna could barely contain her delight when she was finally told she would be 'mum' to the twins, he added.
'They
were so happy and Madonna was showing all her motherly instincts. She
let one of the girls take off her glasses and put them on. They are very
happy together.
Beauties: Madonna
posted this image of her daughter Lourdes with twins Stella and Esther
to her 8.7million Instagram followers during a visit to the Home of Hope
orphanage in Malawi last year
In a post from July 2016, liked by
almost 80,000 of Madonna's followers, she wrote: 'Three beauties. Lola
spends time with twins, Stella and Esther at Home of Hope Orphanage.'
Home of Hope:
Madonna visited Malawi last year and spent time at the orphanage where
Stella and Esther were living. She posted a series of images from her
visit, above. Today the twins' government-appointed guardian Dominic
Misomali said: 'Madonna has followed the letter of the law and there
have been no shortcuts'
Madonna visited the Home of Hope Orphanage in Malawi with her children
Lourdes, David Banda and Mercy James, and posted pictures of the visit
on Instagram last year, above left. Government guardian Dominic Misomali
told MailOnline that Stella and Esther are 'very excited' about their
new life
'The children had lots of toys on the floor while the judge spoke and she let them play and not hush them up.'
Stella and Esther's biological father, Adam Mwale, gave Madonna his consent to adopt them and accepted it 'permanently terminates' his parental rights. Pictured: Madonna with her other adopted children David Banda and Mercy James
picture of the departure
Stella and Esther's biological father, Adam Mwale, gave Madonna his consent to adopt them and accepted it 'permanently terminates' his parental rights. Pictured: Madonna with her other adopted children David Banda and Mercy James
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