Local officials say the bodies were recovered by Port and Maritime Police vessels during a search and rescue mission around 24 to 25 nautical miles southeast of Cape Greco.
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Damian, 33, and Pasan Fernando, 36, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, welcomed their son and daughter on New Year's Eve, but have been unable to leave Cyprus with the babies.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands channelled old Hollywood glamour this evening as she joined husband King Willem-Alexander at a state banquet at the Presidential Palace in Cyprus.