
The "talented" twin siblings of are hugely successful and "making their own way in life," according to a family member. Three-year-old Madeleine went missing in the Portuguese resort of in May 2007, sparking an international manhunt that remains unsolved to this day.
Her parents, , have remained committed to finding out what happened to their daughter, recently saying that their "determination to leave no stone unturned is unwavering". The pair were criticised for leaving the children unattended at the time of disappearance and have faced speculation and suspicion whilst trying to maintain the initiative for investigations into the disappearance to continue, whilst concurrently trying to raise the twins. Now 20 years old, are studying at university, where they are understood to be doing well.
Brian Kennedy, their great-uncle, told the Mail Online that Kate and Gerry have been very "pleased" with the twins' achievements, with both of them excelling in athletics.
Amelie is described as studying at a university in the North East and has competed in multiple cross country and triathlon events.
Her brother Sean has gone one step further in sport, with the champion freestyle swimmer in contention to represent Scotland at next year's as he works towards earning a spot on Team GB's .
He is understood to have got into swimming at a young age, recently writing on a local website: "At the age of ten, I was selected to swim at City of Leicester, and I have since gone on to win multiple county titles, as well as becoming regional and national champion in my age group.
"In order to have achieved this, I have had to remain extremely dedicated, getting up at 4am multiple mornings each week to train."
Sean represented Team Scotland at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023, making it to the 400 and 1500m Freestyle finals.
A high achiever, the aspiring Olympian is mixing his sporting dreams with university studies, where he is currently reading chemical engineering at a different university to his sister.
are understood to have attempted to live as normal a life as possible since the disappearance of their daughter.
The medical professionals still work in health and social care, with Gerry being a research professor in experimental medicine and Kate working with dementia sufferers.
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