A loving brother has captured the moment that one of his sisters flew all the way from London to Melbourne to celebrate their sibling’s milestone 30th birthday.
The man is sitting at a table in a cafe with the birthday girl last Saturday when her sister comes up behind her, pats her on the back and says, ‘Happy birthday.’
The woman is so shocked that she looks between her brother and sister for a moment, totally speechless, before pushing back her chair and standing up to hug her sister.
Visible shocked but delighted, she jumps up from the table at the sound of her sister’s voice
A surprised 30-year-old hugs her sister, who flew from London to Melbourne for her birthday
‘Are you f*cking kidding?’ she finally says, holding onto her sister who says, ‘I flew halfway across the world to be with you.’
As the girls’ brother films their embrace, the birthday girl breaks down in tears and hugs her sister again.
‘You didn’t really think I’d miss it, did you?’ her sister asks, while the woman looks between her siblings and demands to know if her brother knew about this.
‘I brought you a present and everything,’ the woman says, while her speechless sister continues to cry, before finally realising she is being filmed.
The woman’s sister walked up behind her and tapped her, giving her the shock of her life
The woman can’t believe her sister flew 16,900 to celebrate her 30th birthday in Australia
The lucky sister can’t believe what her family has arranged for her, and starts crying in a cafe
‘We grew up on the Gold Coast as the happiest family in the world,’ their brother explained.
‘When I was younger my Dad passed away and our Mum raised us. Unfortunately, our Mum got sick a few years ago so now it’s just me and my two sisters.
‘My sister has never had a proper birthday party before and has been planning her 30th for months [so] I flew to Melbourne for my sister 30th and my other sister surprised her by coming to Melbourne, Australia from the UK.’
A birthday girl bursts into tears at the sight of her sister, who then also starts to cry herself