A spokesperson for the McCann family said they will not comment publicly on the matter, but a friend close to the family confirmed to The Daily Beast that the McCann family is willing to follow up on the lead.

She now alleges that the McCanns have approached her to take a DNA test, and hopes to be in direct contact with them in the coming days.

Madeleine went missing from this apartment block at the Ocean Club. The family's apartment is on the left of the building, as seen here

RIP out little Angel Madeline, to her parents and siblings I wish you all the best happiness, love and peace, God be with you ❤️

Besides sharing photos she believes to show she looks similar to the missing girl, Wendell claims her family members haven’t been truthful about her upbringing and won’t take a DNA test to prove their relation to her.

The drone activity caused flights to and from the airport to be temporarily suspended as a safety precaution

“Even though the possibility may be slim, we have not given up hope that Madeleine is still alive and we will be reunited with her.”

Así es Christian Brueckner, el voraz y violento depredador sexual obsesionado con las niñas por corta edad

Los padres por Madeleine habrían accedido a hacer la prueba de ADN a la joven que afirma ser su maddie mccann hija

Despite Wendell’s Instagram account going viral over the past few days, some aren’t convinced she is actually McCann, with most pointing out the age discrepancies between the pair.

Julia Wendell, from Poland, went viral this week after creating an Instagram account named @iammadeleinemcann, saying she started wondering if she was Maddie "a few months ago" after hearing "something" from her grandma.

The couple, described by friends as "inseparable," met while working as junior doctors at the Western Infirmary in Glasgow.

Madeleine desapareceu por seu quarto pelo Hotel Ocean Club, na Praia da Luz, em 2007. Este desaparecimento desencadeou uma busca internacional e levou a diversas pistas, qual se revelaram falsas ao longo Destes anos.

What happened next is well documented. The story of the blonde toddler’s unexplained disappearance became a global news story.