Missing Madeleine McCann’s twin brother and sister turn 18 today

Madeleine McCann’s twin brother and sister celebrated their 18th birthday today, sixteen years after she went missing.

Sean and Amelie McCann were in the same room as their then three-year-old sister when she disappeared from an apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.

Born on February 1, 2005, the twins – who were only two and a quarter years old at the time – have turned 18 today and have reached adulthood.

Maddie disappeared from her bed in the holiday villa while her parents Gerry and Kate, from Rothley in Leicestershire, dined with friends at a nearby tapas restaurant just 55 meters away.

Kate checked on the children at 10 pm and discovered that Maddie was missing, but the twins were still sleeping soundly on their cots.

Kate and Gerry McCann, pictured in 2017, dined just 55 meters from Maddie as she slept at the Portuguese resort

Her older sister would be 19 if she is still alive, she will be 20 in May as the 16th anniversary of her disappearance is approaching.

In 2020, authorities in Germany, where he is imprisoned, named 45-year-old pedophile Christian Brueckner as the prime suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance.

He denies any involvement in the McCanns’ missing daughter, who is feared dead by police.

Reports in December suggested that German police could charge Brueckner in the New Year.

Sean and Amelie have been staying out of the limelight during the high-profile investigation into Maddie’s disappearance. Sun informed.

The twins are in their last year of sixth form at a Catholic school in Loughborough, which had a place for Maddie if they ever found her during their school years.

They are reportedly aspiring athletes who participate in championship swimming, triathlons, and cross-country running.

An aerial view of the Ocean Club apartments and tapas bar in Praia da Luz, where Maddie disappeared in 2007

If Maddie is still alive, she would be 19 years old, turning 20 this May on the 16th anniversary of her disappearance.

Last year, her parents quoted a touching line from AAMilne’s Winne-the-Pooh for the fifteenth anniversary of her disappearance.

Kate McCann’s memoir ‘Madeleine’ offers insight into family life before and after the disappearance of the family’s eldest daughter.

She wrote of the birth of the twins: ‘Suddenly we were a family of five. How lucky we feel.

She also described Maddie’s reaction upon seeing her younger siblings for the first time, saying her eyes “lit up” and her mouth “opened wide in amazement”.

She added: “It was such a special moment, one of my fondest memories of Madeleine.”

Earlier this month, Gerry and Kate McCann, 54, said in a Facebook post that they would never forget Maddie or give up.

They said: ‘Christmas and other celebratory events will never be the same with our incomplete family, but we continue to make the best of our situation by never forgetting or giving up.

“We head into the New Year with unwavering determination and positivity.”

Last year, her parents quoted a touching line from AAMilne’s Winne-the-Pooh for the fifteenth anniversary of her disappearance.

They wrote on Facebook: ‘But the most important thing is that even though we are apart, I will always be with you.

‘This year marks fifteen years since we last saw Madeleine. She doesn’t feel more difficult than anyone else, but she doesn’t feel easier either. It’s a long time.

Many people talk about the need for ‘closure’. It has always felt like a foreign term. Regardless of the outcome, Madeleine will always be our daughter and a truly horrible crime has been committed. These things will remain.