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Madonna  opens up about her life as a mom — and how she’s saving lives in Africa with her charity Raising Malawi.  Subscribe now   for an exclusive look into the megastar’s life —   only in PEOPLE! Madonna  may be the highest-selling female artist of all time, but at home she’s just Mom — or “Mambo,” as the four youngest of her six kids call her. For this week’s issue, the pop icon, 59, offered a rare glimpse inside her private world, inviting PEOPLE to join her in Malawi on July 11, when  she opened the Mercy James Centre for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care , the nation’s first children’s hospital. A month later, at her home in London, she opened up about her emotional adoption journey, why she’s dedicated to helping the children of Malawi — and her busy, rewarding life as mom to  Lourdes , 20,  Rocco , 17, David, 11, Mercy, 11, and 5-year-old twins Estere and Stella. Malawi — a beautiful but struggling country in southeast Af...

Madonna  made a surprise appearance last night, when she arrived on the red carpet at the  London GQ Awards  along with British interior designer  David Collins . Collins was the winner of the   Inspiration award   at the annual GQ Men of the Year awards. Elton John apologizes to Madonna at GQ Awards It’s taken two years, but Sir Elton John and Madonna have finally ended their high-profile feud. The pair fell out after Elton, 60, publicly accused Madge of lip-synching after she won a Best Live Act award in 2004. ‘Madonna, best f**king live act? F*** off! Since when has lip-synching been live?’ he declared. Now they’re put their differences behind them and have kissed and made up at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards in London. ‘[I’ve] written a grovelling apology and offered to join the Kabbalah,’ Elton joked on stage as he introduced Madonna, 49.