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Madonnakept her children close while video chatting with a fellow artist and collaborator this week.
The music superstar, 63, appeared on herInstagramStory on Tuesday with her childrenDavid BandaandMercy James, both 16, and twinsStella and Estere, 9, as the kids waved to the screen in front of which their mother sat.
Madonna, outfitted in a tuxedo jacket, fishnet top and layered necklaces, was conversing via video with the artist known as Beeple, with whomshe is collaborating on a new art project.
Her Madgesty added the caption “Its [sic] a Family Affair…”. The monitor she was using for the video chat was propped up on a book aboutFrida Kahlo, an artist Madonna frequently credits as being a central influence.
The Grammy winner is also mother to eldest daughterLourdes Leon, 25, and sonRocco Ritchie, 21.
ForMother’s Day, Madonna shared a sweet supercut to her Instagram feed, showing photos and video clips of herself with her kids from over the years.
The opening image in the post was of Madonna holding a portrait of herself as a child, sitting on the lap of herlate mother and namesake.
The senior Madonna, full name Madonna Louise Fortin Ciccone, died in 1963 when the future icon was only 5 years old.
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“Happy Mother’s DAY first And foremost to the Divine Goddess Mother Earth who gives us life everyday regardless of how little appreciation we show her,” Madonna wrote in the caption to her post.
She added, “After that I bow down to the resilience and strength of all Mothers Everywhere! Never underestimate the love of a Mother!”
source: people.com
