Twins separated at birth marry each other
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Separated at birth, siblings tie the knot
12 Jan 2008, 0054 hrs IST,AGENCIES
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In a bizarre drama of lost, found and lost again, a pair of twins separated at birth tied the knot in Britain without knowing that they were siblings. The union was later cancelled by a court.
A peer told the House of Lords that the twins were adopted by separate families as babies got married without the knowledge that they were brother and sister, BBC News website reported on Friday.
A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Alton said. The peer - who was told of the case by a high court judge involved - said the twins felt an "inevitable attraction".
He said the case showed how important it was for children to be able to find out about their biological parents.
Details of the identities of the twins involved have been kept secret, but Alton said the pair did not realise they were related until after their marriage. The former Liberal Democrat MP raised the couple's case during a House of Lords debate on the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill in December.
"They were never told that they were twins," he told the Lords. "They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation."
Pam Hodgkins, chief executive officer of the charity Adults Affected by Adoption said there had been previous cases of separated siblings being attracted to each other.
Separated at birth, siblings tie the knot
12 Jan 2008, 0054 hrs IST,AGENCIES
Print Save EMail Write to Editor
In a bizarre drama of lost, found and lost again, a pair of twins separated at birth tied the knot in Britain without knowing that they were siblings. The union was later cancelled by a court.
A peer told the House of Lords that the twins were adopted by separate families as babies got married without the knowledge that they were brother and sister, BBC News website reported on Friday.
A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their true relationship, Alton said. The peer - who was told of the case by a high court judge involved - said the twins felt an "inevitable attraction".
He said the case showed how important it was for children to be able to find out about their biological parents.
Details of the identities of the twins involved have been kept secret, but Alton said the pair did not realise they were related until after their marriage. The former Liberal Democrat MP raised the couple's case during a House of Lords debate on the Human Fertility and Embryology Bill in December.
"They were never told that they were twins," he told the Lords. "They met later in life and felt an inevitable attraction, and the judge had to deal with the consequences of the marriage that they entered into and all the issues of their separation."
Pam Hodgkins, chief executive officer of the charity Adults Affected by Adoption said there had been previous cases of separated siblings being attracted to each other.
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Tragic situation. That would be a horrible thing to have to go through on many levels. 0 -
hey i got a scar just like that 0 -
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They could of just moved to Kentucky! 0 -
Now that's messed up right there. 0 -
that is a sad thing to happen 0 -
I wonder if they still speak to each other or see each other in social settings. I mean, people who get married usually have mutual friends or see each other in social settings. Imagine the conversation.
Yeah, We were once married. Funny thing though....0 -
Reminds me of JOE DIRT. 0 -
The right to wed blood relatives is reserved for Royalty only, or so it was for 1500 years anyways. 0 -
The night that they first met, in the singles bar, he said to her, "Don't I know you from somewhere?" 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Johnnylikesguns
They could of just moved to Kentucky!
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