"As a family 98 percent of the time we're busy. Sean and his twin sister Amelie were asleep in the holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, when Madeleine was abducted.
Madeleine McCann's disappearance in 2007 shocked the world, but it also devastated her twin siblings Sean and Amelie, who were 2 years old when their older sister disappeared at a Portugal resort.
I don't know if that's a conscious thing but it helps. Mrs McCann told the court her family made efforts to … "I obviously have to think about what age she is and something that, whenever we find her, will still be appropriate, so there's a lot of thought goes into it," she told the BBC. Sean and Amelie McCann, twin siblings of Maddie, who were just two years and three months when Maddie disappeared, will be five years old tomorrow, February 2nd. The outlet also reported that the twins attend a Catholic high school in the area. Both Sean and Amelie are both aspiring athletes, competing in swimming. Kate said: “I’m literally begging people to stop, take a minute and send a text. Madeleine Sean Amelie This suspect is now being investigated for the "possible murder" of Maddie McCann.The three-year-old disappeared on May 3, 2007 from her bed in her parent's holiday villa in Portugal, while the couple were having dinner with friends at a nearby tapas restaurant.They keep a very low profile and are never photographed by the press, despite their parents leading a very public awareness campaign, involving the media and police, in an attempt to find Maddie.Sean and Amelie's 13th birthday celebrations in 2017 were particularly poignant, as they were held around the 10 year anniversary of Maddie's disappearance.Now 13 years later, the case is back in the spotlight as British and German authorities are investigating a new suspect, a 43-year-old German man, who has previously been convicted over the sexual abuse of children.The documentary once again turned the focus back onto the McCann family, who live in Rothley, a small English town in Leicestershire, about 2.5 hours north of London. They celebrated their birthday with a party at the weekend and according to The Sun: Amelie Gerry Kate & Sean : A DIARY OF COURAGE. So what has life been like for Sean and Amelie, growing up without their older sister? Madeleine McCann's brother and sister twins celebrate becoming teenagers today with prayers for her 'wherever she is' Gerry and Kate will remember Maddie during 13th birthday for Sean and Amelie 20-05-07 MIRROR: Amelie Gerry Kate & Sean A DIARY OF COURAGE. "They've grown up essentially without Madeleine, knowing their sister is missing and they want her back. Kate and Gerry want to give the twins a memorable occasion, they're teenagers now and that's a big deal. "Like us on Facebook to see similar storiesKeeping busy is the family's way of coping, but still it will never fill the void left by Maddie's absence.Guests at the celebration revealed the party was filled with reminders of Maddie.The disappearance of Madeleine McCann is one of the most mysterious and tragic missing persons cases the world has ever seen.So what has life been like for Sean and Amelie, growing up without their older sister?Please give an overall site rating:Kate says despite all of her children being so young when tragedy struck, Amelie and Sean still remember Maddie and talk about her often.Here's everything you need to know.Both Sean and Amelie are both aspiring athletes, competing in swimming championships, triathlons and cross country racing.The twins attend a local Catholic high school in their small town, which has retained a place for Maddie, who would be 17 years old now, if she is ever found.
"The absence of their sister has left a dark cloud over the lives of Sean and Amelie, despite their parents trying to create the most normal life for them as possible.There are no publicly-available photos of Sean and Amelie, who are now both 15 years old. They are all ready and waiting in her room in the family home, which has been left untouched since her disappearance.When Kate McCann went to check on her children at 10pm, she found Maddie had disappeared from her bed, while her twins were sleeping peacefully, untouched.While Maddie's face is instantly recognisable around the world, we know very little about the two siblings she was sleeping just metres away from when she was allegedly stolen from her bed. McCann twins, Amelie and Sean, ‘want Maddie back’ KATE McCann has revealed what she tells her twins, now aged 11, about their missing sister, Maddie, nine years after her disappearance. Per The Sun, the twins are both gifted runners, and they've competed in cross country meets and triathlons.. Amelie and Sean McCann are now both 15 years old, and they live in Loughborough, Leicestershire with their parents. "But I couldn't not, you know; she's still our daughter, she'll always be our daughter.