Absolute Madonna

Mercy James is spending her final days in Malawi playing with friends, completely unaware her life is about to change beyond all recognition.

The four-year-old has been photographed enjoying the company of her nursery school classmates with a huge smile on her face as her new life with Madonna draws near.

New life ahead: A beaming Mercy James at her nursery school in Lilongwe, Malawi. She will soon fly to New York to be with Madonna

Malawi’s Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling in April which said Madonna could not adopt Mercy James because she was not a resident of the southern African country.

Rights groups have accused the government of giving Madonna special treatment and said the case would encourage foreign celebrities to think they can adopt Malawian children at will.

Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo said the singer had shown an interest in helping Malawi orphans and that Mercy would have a better life with her. He said a lower court had erred in turning down the adoption request.

‘Madonna has shown that she is bold, and compassionate enough to come forward to adopt Chifundo James,’ he said.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic…fe-Madonna.html