By ANTONELLA LAZZERI
Published: 01 Feb 2010
MADDIE McCann's sister and brother celebrated their fifth birthday with a party yesterday and a present from their missing sibling.
Parents Kate and Gerry held the special bash for twins Sean and Amelie.
They always buy the pair a gift from their missing sister for Christmas and birthdays.
The twins are a year older than Maddie was when she vanished from a holiday apartment in Portugal on May 3 2007.
A source close to the McCanns said the party at their home in Rothley, Leics, was "poignant" but Kate and Gerry, both 41, did everything they could to make it a happy day.
The source said: "Milestones like this are hard for them. Kate and Gerry are determined to give the twins as normal an upbringing as possible."
