THE disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007 shocked Britain.
Here, we look at the lives of her two siblings, both of whom have grown up without getting to know their older sister.
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Who are Madeleine McCann’s siblings?
Sean and Amelie McCann were just two years old at the time of Madeleine McCann’s disappearance on May 3, 2007.
Maddie was taken from her bed in the family’s holiday apartment in Portugal.
The twins were sleeping next to Madeleine’s bed seemingly undisturbed during the break in.
There has been some suggestion that the pair had been sedated, but this has never been proven.
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Have Kate and Gerry McCann had any more children?
Madeleine, would be 20 years old in 2023, and her parents Kate and Gerry McCann have not had any more children since her disappearance in 2007.
The couple have been relentless in their efforts to find her.
In the 15 years since her disappearance, a convicted child abuser named as Christian B was made an official suspect.
On May 3, 2022, her parents joined friends and well wishers in an event to remember Madeleine on the 15th anniversary of her disappearance.
They didn’t address the crowd of around 100 people, but the anguished mum read a poem saying: “Survival can be summed by up three words – Never give up.
“That’s the heart of it really, just keep trying.
“Sometimes you have to get knocked down, Lower than you have ever been.
“To stand up taller than you ever were.
“Perseverance is stubbornness.”
Kate worked as a GP and is now a medical worker, she told The Sun:
She said: “I just want to know if she’s alive or dead. Not knowing is the worst thing — a never-ending torture.
“Anyone with a missing child will tell you that.”
Speaking to promote her charity Missing People of which she is an ambassador, she said: “We miss our complete family of five.
“As a family 98 per cent of the time we’re busy. I don’t know if that’s a conscious thing but it helps.
“The urge to look for Madeleine absolutely hasn’t changed at all.”