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"The blocking of an absolutely fantastic silver-lining for us. It's given us the opportunity to Make Up for Lost Time . "

Sue Bremner and Her Husband , David, of Shropshire, stranded in New Zealand due to the coronoavirus pandemic.

But it gave Sue the chance to get to know her long-lost Sister Margaret Hannay - who you didn't know, there was for More Than 40 Years .

Margaret, 71, was up for adoption in Two Weeks of their mom, who had a short relationship with Sue 's father in 1948 It was only Last Year That The Sisters met for the First Time after Margaret - who lives in Auckland - got In Touch with Sue in the UK.

Sue , 65, and Her Husband went to see her Sister again as part of a two-month trip through New Zealand and Australia at 5. March.

But Two Weeks later, and they could not get Back To England. So Sue has to spend in the position to some more Time with Margaret and Her Husband , John.

"We have a wonderful Time here," says Sue , who lives in Ludlow. "We have a lot of Time to spend Together , drink wine and cook and have Fun . "

Margaret says, she calls her Sister , the "Sue -chef"

"We have not laughs killed each other yet," Margaret. "It was great. It is really hard, as you probably know, to share a kitchen with someone. But we seem to manage, everything Works . "

Sue Found out she had an Older Sister in 2000 when her father told her he had a child with Another Woman before he met their mother.

"My father asked me, I would try to find you, Margaret, because he wanted you to know there is never A Day gone by when he had not thought The Child to be adopted.

"He was very unfortunate, That you would have someone brought into The World and he knew you and he wanted to apologize for That . "

Sue gave her details to The General Register Office records of births and deaths and looked on Social Media and ancestry websites.

she was told she would not be able to find out all the information about your Sister , unless Margaret has not been in contact and said she wanted to be Found .

Margaret (second left) met with her Brothers and sisters, John (far left), Sue and Lawrence (right) for the First Time in the Last Year

Margaret, who moved to New Zealand before the age of 45, always knew she was adopted, But didn't really have the desire to, other to track down their biological parents. But in the Last Year , she told Her Daughter she had begun to wonder if she had any siblings.

she then got In Touch with The General Register Office and within Two Weeks she came Back To tell her she had a Sister - what are your Sue 's contact details.

"I'm sitting here in bed with my First Morning Cup of tea with John snoring beside me and I opened this Mail and I was like, 'Oh, I have a Sister ," says Margaret.

"So when he woke up, he and I sat in bed sobbing with my Cup of tea. As I told him, he was thrilled, as he has two older Brothers . I always wanted siblings, But I never did it. "

Sue says it was "amazing", if you introduces got an E-Mail from Margaret - But unfortunately, her father had died, before United were back.

"the recipients of the E-Mail was like winning the pools. I would have loved to have told my father, But I just somehow feel he is in me, and he knew That it had happened. "

Margaret and Sue spoke to The Bbc about FaceTime Auckland

Margaret and Sue also have Two Brothers , Lawrence and John Connell , and all four siblings met for the First Time in the UK Last Year .

"to see It's a great opportunity for all of a sudden meet the rest of The Family , as we all of us," says Margaret. "Since the day we met, we Found so many similarities, it is not to be denied. "

Sue and Margaret to say That both of you like weak coffee, and you suffer from "shaky knees".

Sue and Her Husband have already cancelled two flights Back To the UK But are booked on a flight back home on Saturday.

Currently, there are only-and your Daughter - who is a Doctor , so you stay there.

"she says, stay where you are, it is very safe in New Zealand . But we have children back in the UK, and grandchildren. It is a hard decision. Her heart pulled to come back. We really need to go back, But we have a wonderful Time . "

The Sisters had planned to meet again, in the UK later this Year - But you have to keep on the journey until 2021 now.

"I'm already started to plan, as I have, due to this stay," says Sue . "I think the booking of Ludlow Castle , and always the whole family. "

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Source of news: bbc.com