McCANN FAMILY HOW THEY HEALED AFTER HEARTBREAK

After enduring unimaginable pain Maddie's siblings are thriving

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This month marks 18 years since three-year-old Madeleine McCann was snatched from a Portuguese holiday apartment while her two-year-old twin siblings, Amelie and Sean, slept next to her.

Since then, the children's parents Gerry and Kate have been unwavering in their determination to keep Maddie's disappearance in the public eye, while doing all they can to ensure the twins' lives remain as normal lives as possible.

Last week, which would have been Madeleine's 22nd birthday, it was revealed how Sean and Amelie have thrived against the odds and have become young adults with bright futures ahead of them.

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Twenty-year-old Amelie and Sean are both at university and a family friend told the Mail Online how they are “carving out their own lives”.

Sean, who is studying chemical engineering, is also a champion freestyle swimmer who has ambitions to be part of Team GB at the 2028 Olympics and trains 20 hours a week.