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Wednesday, 13 March, 2002, 23:24 GMT
Kilshaws release charity record
Alan and Judith Kilshaw
Singing for Wrexham: the Kilshaws are back
Alan and Judith Kilshaw - the couple at the centre of the internet twins adoption row - are set to release a charity record in aid of Wrexham Football Club.

Meet the Kilshaws features the husband and wife singing and will raise funds for the struggling Division Two side.

The couple, who lost custody of American-born Belinda and Kimberley following a legal battle last year, are also planning a concert in support of the club.

In an interview with comedian Johnny Vegas for Channel 4's Big Breakfast programme, Mrs Kilshaw denied exploiting their notoriety: "We're not cashing in because all the money from that single will go to the charity."

She added: "We're doing a charity gig and it's all for Wrexham Football Club, I was asked to do it."

Chat show

The Kilshaws, whose seven-bedroom farmhouse in Buckley, North Wales, was repossessed after they ran up legal bills of more than £60,000, said the single will be released soon.

They found themselves at the centre of a saga which rivalled soap-opera scripts after paying £8,200 to adopt identical twin girls from a baby broker in the US.

The 'Kilshaw twins'
The twins were eventually taken back to the US
The tale, which became known as the 'internet adoption scandal', took another twist when claims emerged that the girls had already been "sold" to another couple and the natural parents also claimed them.

Further controversy followed when the Kilshaws said they were considering emigrating so they could adopt another child.

Judith Kilshaw hit the front pages again when she announced she would like to host a chat show talking to other victims of the press.

See also:

30 Oct 01 | UK Politics
Kilshaws prompt adoption overhaul
19 Jan 01 | UK
Adoption row parents to fight on
02 Jul 01 | Wales
Warring Kilshaws in court rows
09 Apr 01 | UK
Kilshaws: Paying a high price
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