The harrowing story of twins who were separated at birth and married each other without realising they were brother and sister was revealed today. When the unnamed couple realised the shocking truth about their relationship, they had their marriage annulled at a secret High Court hearing. A judge ruled the union was legally invalid.

Are there any cases of twins being attracted to each other?

They lost each other as babies and now they have lost each other again. They have been bereaved twice.” Pam Hodgkins, chief executive of the charity Adults Affected by Adoption, said there had been previous cases of separated siblings being attracted to each other.

Who was the MP who revealed they were twins?

The couple’s plight was revealed by the former Liberal Democrat MP Lord Alton, who is fighting for children to have greater rights to know the identity of their biological parents.

How did the couple find out they were twins?

Audrey Sandbank, a family therapist and author of Twins and Triplet Psychology, said the twins are likely to have felt “like soulmates” when they met for the first time because of their shared genes. “This is a terrible trauma for them. They lost each other as babies and now they have lost each other again. They have been bereaved twice.”

Can a child be in the name of an unmarried couple?

(The children can only hold a property in their name if they are over 18.) There is one way in which you as part of an unmarried couple might have the same protection in financial disputes as married couples.

Who are the couples that live in separate houses?

Since then, Mamel, 87, and Sheroff, 74, have become a deeply committed couple. “Most nights, I’ll have dinner with Marg and many nights I stay with her overnight,” Mamel explained. And yet, despite the romance, these North Carolina seniors live in separate houses and don’t plan to move in together or marry.

Who was brother and sister who were separated as children?

Last year, a German brother and sister who were separated as children and fell in love after being reunited campaigned for the right to continue their relationship. Patrick Stubing was jailed for two years for incest after he had four children with Susan, who by then he knew to be his sister.