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Two little girls, with names almost identical to the lead characters from the Disney film Frozen, have become close friends in hospital after BOTH receiving the gift of life through kidney transplants from relatives.

Frozen fans Elsie Wesley, three, and Anna Harrison, five, needed organ donations after their kidneys stopped working, due to separate, rare disorders.

Elsie was born with branchio-oto-renal syndrome, which affects just one in 40,000 people, while Anna was diagnosed with juvenile nephronophthisis last year, affecting one in 50,000.

Both girls had to undergo major surgery to have a healthy kidney implanted, with Elsie receiving one from her father, Neil, 35, and Anna being given one by her grandmother, June Cantor, 64.

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The pair of Frozen fans have bonded during their time in hospital, which is made all the more amazing by the fact that their names almost exactly mirror those of the movie’s main characters - Anna and Elsa.

Their operations successfully took place on December 10, with Elsie and Neil going under the knife exactly a week later on December 17.

Since then Anna and Elsie have become close friends while recovering from the same life-saving treatment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Elsie’s dad, Neil, an electrical engineer, said: “It’s like we have our own little Frozen drama going on between the two families.

“It’s been very painful and I can’t go back to work for 12 weeks, but it was totally worth it.

“Elsie was told before the transplant that she wasn’t allowed to eat chocolate, so she has been going around saying ‘I’m taking daddy’s kidney so I can have some chocolate at Christmas’.”

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Elsie's left kidney had not developed at all in the womb and her right kidney was very weak.

Doctors wanted to put her on dialysis immediately but her parents decided to treat her at home.

In June this year her stronger, right kidney began to close down.

Elsie and her dad celebrated Christmas at Birmingham Children’s Hospital with mum Kelly, 35, and brother Lincoln, 6.

Anna, who is two years older than Elsie, has been able to return home and spent Christmas evening with the grandma who saved her life.

Cysts had been discovered on Anna’s kidneys 18-months-ago and she had been on dialysis for 12 hours a day since August 2013 but doctors had told her family this was not a permanent solution.

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Now June has donated one of her kidneys to save the schoolgirl’s life, despite being 59 years Anna’s senior.

Anna’s mum, Lisa - a support worker and daughter of June - said: “The two little girls have been lovely together. They hit it off straight away.

“The hospital organised for people pretending to be the characters from Frozen to come round and chat with the kids."

Grandma June has recovered well from her procedure.

She said: “When I found out Anna needed a transplant, I immediately said I would have tests done to see if I was a suitable donor.

“She has been such a brave little girl, I would do anything to make her life better."