Osama twin Laden: Scan's double surprise for surrogate mother



A British surrogate mother who agreed to have Osama Bin Laden's grandchild is expecting twins.



Louise Pollard was given the news during her eight-week scan at a private clinic in Manchester.



She had conceived via IVF using the sperm of Bin Laden's son Omar and the eggs of his 54-year-old British wife, Zaina, previously known as Jane Felix-Browne.



Louise Pollard with Zaina Bin Laden and the positive pregnancy test

The eight week scan that revealed two babies are on the way

The couple, who married in 2007, had proved unable to have children together and contacted 24-year-old Miss Pollard through a surrogacy website. She has already had two babies for British childless couples.



Omar Bin Laden lives in the Gulf state Qatar and is not allowed to enter Britain. But his wife, who is from Cheshire, hopes the children will be schooled in the UK. Miss Pollard, a PA from Bristol, said Mrs Bin Laden was at her side when she realised she was expecting twins.



'The sonographer put the ultrasound on my stomach and straight away I saw two distinct sacs, which meant there were two babies.



'I said, "Oh my God, that's twins" and the sonographer showed us one head and then the other. Zaina was in tears and I just sat there in shock.'



Omar Bin Laden (left) was diagnosed with schizophrenia following weeks of erratic behaviour during which he began to hear the voice of his father (right) in his head

Mrs Bin Laden left her husband last month, just as the pregnancy was announced. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia following weeks of erratic behaviour during which he began to hear the voice of his father, pictured below left, in his head.



She has since returned to her home in Cheshire where she and Miss Pollard have been spending much of their time together.



But the surrogate mother said news of the twins made a reconciliation more likely. 'Omar is really chuffed. He and Zaina have been speaking every day.



'She has been desperate to fly out to see him but has been waiting until I'd had this scan.



Now that is done, she will be visiting him next week. It's almost certain they will get back together.'



All Miss Pollard's treatment has been paid for privately and has taken place in the Middle East, outside the jurisdiction of the UK's strict surrogacy rules.



But she insists she is abiding by British law which states that surrogates can be paid only expenses to a maximum of £10,000.

