Madonna has told friends she has 'lost the battle' after finally admitting her son does not want to live with her
'I accept I have lost my son': Madonna is left 'utterly bereft' after conceding defeat in bitter custody fight with Guy Ritchie over son Rocco
Madonna has conceded defeat to her ex-husband Guy Ritchie over the custody of their 15-year-old son Rocco. Thesinger has told friends she has 'lost the battle' after finally admitting her son does not want to live with her.
This comes after she broke down on stage during the New Zealand leg of her Rebel Heart tour on Friday, emotionally professing love for her son to the crowd.
'There is no love stronger than a mother for her son':
Madonna broke down during her New Zealand leg of her Rebel Heart tour on Friday as she spoke to the crowd of her love for her son Rocco
Madonna broke down during her New Zealand leg of her Rebel Heart tour on Friday as she spoke to the crowd of her love for her son Rocco
The mother-of-four burst into tears on the Auckland stage as she told fans: 'There is no love stronger than a mother for her son.
'If I talk about him too much I might cry.'
She then dedicated her song La Vie en Rose to him and said: 'I hope he hears this somewhere and knows how much I miss him.'
The mother-of-four burst into tears on the Auckland stage as she told fans: 'There is no love stronger than a mother for her son. She is pictured here at the gig
The saga began last December, when Rocco left his mother's world tour to fly to Britain to stay with his film director father. Rocco then defied his mother's pleas - as well as an order from a New York court - to return to Madonna's US home for Christmas, preferring instead to remain in Britain with Ritchie.
Now, having accepted that she is fighting a losing battle, Madonna has told friends that she will let her son stay in Britain. As part of the peace deal, she is demanding a series of assurances that she will retain some parental influence over her only natural son.
Last week, as a fresh legal bid was launched at the Family Division of London's High Court, a judge urged the couple to settle their differences out of court.
The battle for Rocco began in December when the teenager left his mother's world tour after a row over his mobile phone and flew to London to be with Ritchie
One of the singer's closest friends last night conceded: 'The fact is Madonna has now accepted Rocco isn't coming home and that his home is now with his dad. Rocco wants to be with his dad but she won't give up being his mother.
'She won't stop fighting to try to make sure Rocco is kept safe and has what he needs. She can't understand why it has come to this. Her world has been shattered.'
The temporary truce comes after weeks of stalemate negotiations between lawyers for Madonna, Ritchie and their son.
The two of us: Rocco was texting on his iPhone while out on a bike ride with his dad Guy Ritchie yesterday
A draft agreement with 24 bullet points was initially drawn up but sources say the couple cannot agree on at least seven of those issues.
The Mail on Sunday can exclusively reveal the key factors at the heart of the tug-of-love, which will be hammered out as Madonna prepares to go to court yet again in New York later this month.
They include Madonna's request for Ritchie to set aside time in the week when she and her other children can speak to Rocco, and she is seeking clarification on her right to have a say in her son's education.
She wants to be reassured that an adult will be informed of Rocco's whereabouts when he goes out to parties and a stipulation that Ritchie provides him with 'native security' – low-key security guards often hired by celebrities to follow their offspring at a discreet distance.
Madonna is also adamant that the legal tussle should be thrashed out in a US court, where parents retain greater controls over their children until they are 18, rather than in the UK where more freedoms are granted to 16-year-olds.
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