Angelina f lies in for a secret visit to orphans
ANGELINA Jolie made a secret visit to an orphanage in Ukraine as part of a whistle-stop trip to the war-torn nation.
The Hollywood star, 46, kept her journey under wraps, with members of her entourage reportedly signing deals banning them from revealing any details.
Local officials had no knowledge of her visit to the orphanage at an undisclosed location around 90 minutes’ drive from the western city of Lviv.
The mother-of-six is a UN envoy for refugees but officials there insisted her visit was made in ‘a private capacity’.
Sources said Miss Jolie left the country last night after arriving in Lviv on Saturday. The star of Tomb Raider also visited children at a hospital and later spoke to refugees at the train station where 1.5million Ukrainians have travelled through fleeing to safety. When an air raid alert sounded, Miss Jolie seemed unfazed before being ushered away.
Asked if she was afraid, she replied: ‘No, I don’t care.’ Last night in a statement, the actress said: ‘I’m humbled to witness the resilience and courage and dignity of the Ukrainian people. The impact the war is having on a generation of Ukrainian children is devastating to see.’
A spokesman denied that Miss Jolie, who has three adopted children, planned to adopt another, insisting that the secrecy around the orphanage visit was for security reasons.