Madonna at advanced stage of adoption of another child from Malawi

Madonna is reportedly set to adopt another child from Malawi after feeling her marriage to Guy Ritchie has got “back on track”

The couple were said to have been interested in adopting a three year old girl, Mercy, for more than a year but put the proceedings on a temporary hiatus in the spring.

A source close to the family told the Sun: “The adoption process in Malawi is so long and stressful that all the legal wrangling put a huge strain on their marriage.

“They dropped proceedings to pour all their energies into each other. But Madonna now feels they are stable enough to press ahead with the adoption again.”

Malawi government official Penstone Kilembe, who has overseen the couple’s adoption of son David, is also quoted as saying: “Madonna’s representatives have been visiting the girl.

“The adoption is now advanced - all the government is waiting for is Madonna to forward the petition of adoption formalities.

“Then Mercy will be able to leave the country for a new life.”

The newspaper also claims that the couple were first given permission to adopt the little girl last summer but the process was blocked by the girl’s uncle. Her grandmother is also said to be against the out-of-country adoption but says the government officials “keep on at us” to agree.