Angelina Jolie with daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-PittAngelina Jolie has finally been able to introduce her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, to her latest granddaughter.

Angelina had wanted her mother to be at the birth of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt but Marcheline, who is suffering from terminal cancer, was too ill to fly to Namibia. She had flown to France to see the family earlier in the pregnancy but had to return to the US for medical treatment and was too ill to fly out again.

According to The Sun, a source revealed: “Angelina and her mum are really close. Their time apart during the latter stages of her pregnancy was tough. She originally wanted to give birth to Shiloh in France - the country where her mum was born and raised. But Marcheline simply wasn’t well enough to make the long-haul flight to be by her daughter’s side.”

“Ange has been determined to let her mum hold Shiloh before it was too late. When she finally put Shiloh in her mum’s arms, it was an emotional moment to say the least.”

“Angelina was overwhelmed that her mum managed to battle through to see her granddaughter at last.”