Single mother Angelina Jolie guides her children by the hand as they clutch new gifts from London toy shop trip
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 November -0001 00:00
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She's navigated one of Hollywood's most high profile divorces with as little impact on her six children as possible.And Angelina Jolie was this time guiding her brood through the busy streets of London on Sunday as she treated them to new toys from Hamley's gift store.The matriarch, who split from husband Brad Pitt in 2016, proved the ultimate model mum as each of her children clutched a possession from their family day out. Brandishing her ring-free hand, the actress lead Shiloh, 10, and Vivienne, eight, at the front of the group, while grown-up Zahara, 12, looked after Knox, eight, at the back.With moviestar good looks and impeccable complexion, mother-of-six Angelina stood out on the busy streets of the British capital, even top-to-toe in black.She was dressed in stylish flared trousers, with a lace slip peeping out from her open coat.Her look was even complete with dark nails and her raven locks left loose and glossy around her shoulders. The children - seemingly a four-piece in the absence of eldest brothers Maddox, 15, and Pax, 13 - were youthful in colour coordinating hoodies.At the front, holding mum's hand, adorable Vivienne carried a Gruffalo cuddly bear, while Shiloh clutched a Harry Potter figurine in each palm.Bringing up the rear, Vivienne's twin brother Knox held a large, orange cuddly toy, while 12-year-old Zahara seemed content with being the eldest in the party, on this occasion. Formerly a family of eight, Angelina and the children were seen leaving Los Angeles as a seven-piece on Saturday, with Maddox and Pax in tow.Jolie had adopted Maddox from a Cambodian orphanage in 2002, when he was less than a year old and she was married to Billy Bob Thornton. Her first divorce was finalised in 2003, and in mid-2005, she adopted Zahara from an orphanage in Addis Ababa.Angelina and Brad welcomed their first biological child, Shiloh, in 2006 and she adopted Pax from Vietnam in 2007, when he was three years old.In 2008, Angelina gave birth to the couple's biological twins, Knox and Vivienne, in the south of France.
Six years later, Angelina and Brad married, but after two years of matrimony and 12 as a couple, the pair made the shock decision to split last autumn.The divorce turned out to be one of Hollywood's most acrimonious, Angelina's camp initially took aim at Brad very publicly, and she cited the 'health' of her family in their divorce, last September.Brad and 15-year-old Maddox were allegedly involved in an altercation on board the family's private plane, in which it was believed that Brad was angered by Maddox leaping to the defence of his mother.The incident was later investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, who determined there was no reason to press any charges or keep Brad from seeing his children. Since then, Angelina has spoken of how 'wonderful' actor Brad is as a father to their six children. Angelina said on Good Morning America earlier this month the family is doing alright in the wake of the split.'We are...' she explained. 'We are focusing on the health of our family. And so we will be [healthier].'We will be stronger when we come out of this, because that's what we're determined to do.' On Sunday, never-before-seen images captured the moment Angelina received a tattoo intended to 'bind' her to husband Brad.The images show the star being tattooed by ex Thai monk Ajarn Noo Kanpai alongside her estranged husband Brad in Siem Reap in Cambodia, in February 2016.The Hollywood actress - who was directing her Netflix movie First They Killed My Father at the time in the country - had flown the tattoo artist from Bangkok to work on the symbolic inkings for herself and Brad to 'bind' them.Angelina, who is thought to have 15 tattoos, acquired three new mystical sak yant back inkings from the Thai artist, a style which encompasses lines of script, geometric patterns and animal shapes.Ironically, the former couple's designs were intended 'to symbolically bind them as husband and wife', yet their marriage ended later that year.
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