"Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter. I am pleased to have seen photos of her. I know from reports that she lights up the space around her. She is happy and settled in her new family, as yet unaware of how she differs from other children. These siblings share something quite extraordinary. No one that they will meet in life is likely to understand what it is like to be a foundling, but they each know and understand."
"Three children known as Harry, Roman and Elsa were discovered in the same area of east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024, respectively. Despite an extensive police search, their parents have never been found. Scotland Yard has said their inquiries have been exhausted, but reiterated a plea for anyone with information to come forward. Elsa has been looked after by foster carers after being discovered by a dog walker in a shopping bag in Newham on 18 January 2024."
Three children known as Harry, Roman and Elsa were discovered abandoned in east London in 2017, 2019 and 2024 respectively. Police conducted extensive searches but their parents have never been found; Scotland Yard says inquiries are exhausted and has appealed for information. Elsa was believed to be about an hour old when she was found wrapped in a towel in a reusable shopping bag at the edge of a park in East Ham on 18 January 2024. Elsa has been in foster care and Judge Atkinson ruled she should remain with her carers, paving the way for their adoption application. Harry and Roman have already been adopted. Only eight children were registered as abandoned in England and Wales between 2008 and 2018, and the siblings share the uncommon experience of being foundlings.
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