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Stephanie Wareham

Mum takes identical pictures of 'miracle' daughter on first day of school for 12 years - with final one this week

A proud mum has taken identical pictures of her daughter on her first day of school for over a decade - with the schoolgirl striking the same pose for the final time this year. Dagny Barnett, 54, has got a snap of daughter Chloë, 15, in the same stance outside her home since she started nursery back in 2010.

And the new school term - which will see Chloë complete her GCSE exams as a Year 11 pupil - was no exception for the family tradition. Dagny has taken special pride in her "miracle" daughter, who she had after a seven-year ordeal that included seven rounds of IVF.

Dagny poignantly recalled: "Chloë's a rainbow baby as I had a daughter at 24 weeks who sadly died, then the following year girl boy twins sadly came prematurely and died too. Chloë was our sunshine after the storm."

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