The last time they were side by side was as babies in their mother’s arms. But 78 years later, after being separated before they were 20 weeks old, long lost twin sisters named Ann and Elizabeth have finally been reunited. They spent lifetimes apart in different countries; one never knew she had a sister, the other never knew where her adopted twin might be. Elizabeth Hammel sets eyes on her twin sister Ann Hunt for he first time in 78 yeras after they were separated As soon as the sisters saw each other they hugged, shedding tears of joy after finally being reunited
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Ann Hunt and Elizabeth Hemmel were separated at 20 weeks old
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Elizabeth stayed with their mother while Ann was adopted
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Neither knew they had a twin sister until they were teenagers
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Finally found each other despite living on opposite sides of Atlantic
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Were reunited this week at a meeting in Los Angeles
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