NEWSFLASH - The late Sir Clement Freud, resident of Praia da Luz and friend of the McCanns, exposed as a serial paedophile, Lady Freud apologises, Operation Grange to investigate McCann-Freud links (Daily Telegraph 14 Jun 2016)

joyce1938 wrote:Just been looking thinside i read through the Mail paper.on page44 tucked ,and tucked away on page 44 Are very Large capitals head lines.      WHY DID PR MAN FREUD GIVE McCann ADVISER A JOB? A good read ,sorry don't know how to fetch it over. joyce1938

Cmaryholmes wrote:I wonder why Mrs Freud has so readily admitted that all the accusations are true. Don't the relatives usually deny any wrongdoing and express their outrage at the defiling of the memory of a man who can't defend himself? I think this is most odd.

jeanmonroe wrote:@Pennylane, Joyce1938.

Why did PR man Freud give McCann adviser a job?

Daily Mail17 Jun 2016

HE cancelled his star-studded summer party this week after his late father, Sir Clement Freud, was exposed as a paedophile.

Now PR guru Matthew Freud finds himself the subject of an extraordinary coincidence.

Following the revelation that Sir Clement had a connection to Madeleine Mccann, I learn that Matthew Freud put the Mccanns’ spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, right, on the payroll of his agency Freud communications.

Mitchell was appointed to Freuds the year after Sir Clement befriended the Mccanns in Portugal two months after Madeleine’s disappearance in May 2007.

Former liberal MP Sir Clement, who died in 2009 aged 84, invited Gerry and Kate Mccann to dinner at his villa in Praia da luz, the resort where Madeleine disappeared aged three.

Mitchell started as a consultant at Freuds in September 2008, and kept his £80,000 annual retainer to advise the Mccanns, funded by their financial backer Brian Kennedy, the double-glazing tycoon.

According to one version of events, the former BBc correspondent was put in touch with Matthew through a mutual TV contact and met Freud to discuss the move, before announcing he was ‘ very pleased’ to accept the 12-month contract. at the time, Sir Clement’s predatory nature was unknown, and it is not clear whether Matthew Freud knew about his father’s friendship with the Mccanns.

Victim Vicky Hayes, who was raped by Sir Clement Freud as a teenager, said the late liberal MP’s closeness to the Mccanns made her ‘very uneasy’.

‘It really jarred with me,’ she told ITV news this week. ‘ He [Freud] had a home in Praia da luz, but why invite them and cook for them?’

Mitchell continues to advise the Mccanns alongside roles at various PR agencies. last month, he joined the consultancy JBP as a director.

But despite his three decades’ experience ‘at the highest levels of the UK media’, he’s keeping quiet. Both Mitchell and Freud decline to comment..
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Madeleine McCANN may have been taken to a luxury villa just half a mile from where she was abducted, Portuguese detectives were told.

STATEMENTS: Witnesses tell of suspicious behaviour at house and toys in secret video den

NickE wrote:[size=40]Madeleine: The missed clues at £1m villa[/size]

Madeleine McCANN may have been taken to a luxury villa just half a mile from where she was abducted, Portuguese detectives were told.

By EXCLUSIVE JAMES MURRAY AND TED JEORY
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Sun, May 24, 2009



STATEMENTS: Witnesses tell of suspicious behaviour at house and toys in secret video den

Suspicions were raised because of the behaviour of the people who rented the £1million villa and because video cameras were reportedly seen there along with pictures of children on a wall, the Sunday Express has learned.

Our revelations come as West Yorkshire police prepare to fly to Germany to question 64-year-old convicted paedophile Raymond Hewlett over a sex attack on a girl 25 years ago.

Retired detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann are also hoping to interview Hewlett to ask him directly whether he knows anything about three-year-old Madeleine’s abduction.

Hewlett is in intensive care at a German hospital recovering from an operation for throat cancer. In the last 24 hours his condition has worsened and there are concerns he may have only days to live.

If well enough, it is expected he will be asked if he ever met paedophiles in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz around the time Madeleine vanished.

One theory the McCanns’ investigators are examining is whether there was a paedophile ring operating in the area two years ago.

The Sunday Express has been conducting intensive inquiries in the resort town and asked scores of people if they saw anyone acting suspiciously.

One elderly British resident told us both she and a friend, a retired British woman detective, went to Portuguese police about a couple who rented the villa, which has its own swimming pool.

The resident told us: “I used to meet up with the retired detective to walk our dogs down by the seafront. Both of us became concerned about a couple aged about 30 who rented the villa.

“What struck us was that they drove a very tatty, British-registered small red saloon car. It was one those vehicles you would normally see on a gypsy camp, not going in and out of a very expensive villa.

“We only saw them coming and going in the car and not walking about, which is odd given the location of the villa. We both got the impression they were trying to keep a low profile.’’

Another source said that after Maddie disappeared, search teams combed the seafront, where luxury villas stand next to large areas of barren land.

Anglican priest Paul Luckman, owner and publisher of Portugal News, said: “The location and description of that villa mentioned by your source fits the one that a searcher told me about.

“The searcher told me the villa was empty and somehow they got inside some weeks after Madeleine disappeared.

“The search dog handler said the villa had a room with a kind of amateur studio with video equipment and cameras with children’s toys and pictures of children on the wall.

“He felt it was something to do with paedophiles. He told the police and they seemed to know something about it, but we don’t think they took it any further.”

The Sunday Express took him to the villa and he confirmed that it fits the description and location of the one he was told about.

Although we know where it is, we are not naming the villa for legal reasons as we have been unable to locate the owner.

The British woman resident said: “I know the owner was contacted after we raised our concerns with the police.

"The person was angry because she said she did not know the people who rented it and was annoyed about being contacted by detectives.

"We heard nothing more about it. The day after Maddie disappeared the couple moved out and we didn’t see them again.

“There was an older woman in a very expensive car who visited them during their stay.”

The McCanns’ private investigators have been conducting surveillance on several properties for some time. Retired det­ective inspector Dave Edgar returned from Portugal on Friday night and is pursuing a number of leads he is not prepared to discuss.

Meanwhile, paedophile Hewlett is said to be suffering internal bleeding.

A doctor at the Aachen hospital where he is being treated said: “He is very poorly. Fluid has been seeping into his lungs. He cannot speak. The next few days will be critical.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/103035/Madeleine-The-missed-clues-at-1m-villa




Could this be the villa that Freud had access to?

NickE wrote:[size=40]Madeleine: The missed clues at £1m villa[/size]

Madeleine McCANN may have been taken to a luxury villa just half a mile from where she was abducted, Portuguese detectives were told.

By EXCLUSIVE JAMES MURRAY AND TED JEORY
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Sun, May 24, 2009



STATEMENTS: Witnesses tell of suspicious behaviour at house and toys in secret video den

Suspicions were raised because of the behaviour of the people who rented the £1million villa and because video cameras were reportedly seen there along with pictures of children on a wall, the Sunday Express has learned.

Our revelations come as West Yorkshire police prepare to fly to Germany to question 64-year-old convicted paedophile Raymond Hewlett over a sex attack on a girl 25 years ago.

Retired detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann are also hoping to interview Hewlett to ask him directly whether he knows anything about three-year-old Madeleine’s abduction.

Hewlett is in intensive care at a German hospital recovering from an operation for throat cancer. In the last 24 hours his condition has worsened and there are concerns he may have only days to live.

If well enough, it is expected he will be asked if he ever met paedophiles in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz around the time Madeleine vanished.

One theory the McCanns’ investigators are examining is whether there was a paedophile ring operating in the area two years ago.

The Sunday Express has been conducting intensive inquiries in the resort town and asked scores of people if they saw anyone acting suspiciously.

One elderly British resident told us both she and a friend, a retired British woman detective, went to Portuguese police about a couple who rented the villa, which has its own swimming pool.

The resident told us: “I used to meet up with the retired detective to walk our dogs down by the seafront. Both of us became concerned about a couple aged about 30 who rented the villa.

“What struck us was that they drove a very tatty, British-registered small red saloon car. It was one those vehicles you would normally see on a gypsy camp, not going in and out of a very expensive villa.

“We only saw them coming and going in the car and not walking about, which is odd given the location of the villa. We both got the impression they were trying to keep a low profile.’’

Another source said that after Maddie disappeared, search teams combed the seafront, where luxury villas stand next to large areas of barren land.

Anglican priest Paul Luckman, owner and publisher of Portugal News, said: “The location and description of that villa mentioned by your source fits the one that a searcher told me about.

“The searcher told me the villa was empty and somehow they got inside some weeks after Madeleine disappeared.

“The search dog handler said the villa had a room with a kind of amateur studio with video equipment and cameras with children’s toys and pictures of children on the wall.

“He felt it was something to do with paedophiles. He told the police and they seemed to know something about it, but we don’t think they took it any further.”

The Sunday Express took him to the villa and he confirmed that it fits the description and location of the one he was told about.

Although we know where it is, we are not naming the villa for legal reasons as we have been unable to locate the owner.

The British woman resident said: “I know the owner was contacted after we raised our concerns with the police.

"The person was angry because she said she did not know the people who rented it and was annoyed about being contacted by detectives.

"We heard nothing more about it. The day after Maddie disappeared the couple moved out and we didn’t see them again.

“There was an older woman in a very expensive car who visited them during their stay.”

The McCanns’ private investigators have been conducting surveillance on several properties for some time. Retired det­ective inspector Dave Edgar returned from Portugal on Friday night and is pursuing a number of leads he is not prepared to discuss.

Meanwhile, paedophile Hewlett is said to be suffering internal bleeding.

A doctor at the Aachen hospital where he is being treated said: “He is very poorly. Fluid has been seeping into his lungs. He cannot speak. The next few days will be critical.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/103035/Madeleine-The-missed-clues-at-1m-villa




Could this be the villa that Freud had access to?

nglfi wrote:In her book Kate says Freud gave them 'useful snippets of advice'. What advice could he offer the parents of a missing/'abducted' child? What expertise did he have in that area? Or was it rather in the area of media manipulation and how to cover up child molestation?

maebee wrote:

She recalled how he brought a smile to her face when he greeted them one night at the property wearing just a night shirt and offered her a large brandy

If my 3 year old had been abducted, nothing on this earth would bring a smile to my face, let alone CF in a night shirt with a brandy in hand. CF had good company in his frivolous attitude. They are all of a different world to the rest of us

MayMuse wrote:@sallypelt "Madeleine" was published in 2011 
Roughly two years after Freud died!

tinkier wrote:

NickE wrote:[size=40]Madeleine: The missed clues at £1m villa[/size]

Madeleine McCANN may have been taken to a luxury villa just half a mile from where she was abducted, Portuguese detectives were told.

By EXCLUSIVE JAMES MURRAY AND TED JEORY
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Sun, May 24, 2009



STATEMENTS: Witnesses tell of suspicious behaviour at house and toys in secret video den

Suspicions were raised because of the behaviour of the people who rented the £1million villa and because video cameras were reportedly seen there along with pictures of children on a wall, the Sunday Express has learned.

Our revelations come as West Yorkshire police prepare to fly to Germany to question 64-year-old convicted paedophile Raymond Hewlett over a sex attack on a girl 25 years ago.

Retired detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann are also hoping to interview Hewlett to ask him directly whether he knows anything about three-year-old Madeleine’s abduction.

Hewlett is in intensive care at a German hospital recovering from an operation for throat cancer. In the last 24 hours his condition has worsened and there are concerns he may have only days to live.

If well enough, it is expected he will be asked if he ever met paedophiles in the Algarve town of Praia da Luz around the time Madeleine vanished.

One theory the McCanns’ investigators are examining is whether there was a paedophile ring operating in the area two years ago.

The Sunday Express has been conducting intensive inquiries in the resort town and asked scores of people if they saw anyone acting suspiciously.

One elderly British resident told us both she and a friend, a retired British woman detective, went to Portuguese police about a couple who rented the villa, which has its own swimming pool.

The resident told us: “I used to meet up with the retired detective to walk our dogs down by the seafront. Both of us became concerned about a couple aged about 30 who rented the villa.

“What struck us was that they drove a very tatty, British-registered small red saloon car. It was one those vehicles you would normally see on a gypsy camp, not going in and out of a very expensive villa.

“We only saw them coming and going in the car and not walking about, which is odd given the location of the villa. We both got the impression they were trying to keep a low profile.’’

Another source said that after Maddie disappeared, search teams combed the seafront, where luxury villas stand next to large areas of barren land.

Anglican priest Paul Luckman, owner and publisher of Portugal News, said: “The location and description of that villa mentioned by your source fits the one that a searcher told me about.

“The searcher told me the villa was empty and somehow they got inside some weeks after Madeleine disappeared.

“The search dog handler said the villa had a room with a kind of amateur studio with video equipment and cameras with children’s toys and pictures of children on the wall.

“He felt it was something to do with paedophiles. He told the police and they seemed to know something about it, but we don’t think they took it any further.”

The Sunday Express took him to the villa and he confirmed that it fits the description and location of the one he was told about.

Although we know where it is, we are not naming the villa for legal reasons as we have been unable to locate the owner.

The British woman resident said: “I know the owner was contacted after we raised our concerns with the police.

"The person was angry because she said she did not know the people who rented it and was annoyed about being contacted by detectives.

"We heard nothing more about it. The day after Maddie disappeared the couple moved out and we didn’t see them again.

“There was an older woman in a very expensive car who visited them during their stay.”

The McCanns’ private investigators have been conducting surveillance on several properties for some time. Retired det­ective inspector Dave Edgar returned from Portugal on Friday night and is pursuing a number of leads he is not prepared to discuss.

Meanwhile, paedophile Hewlett is said to be suffering internal bleeding.

A doctor at the Aachen hospital where he is being treated said: “He is very poorly. Fluid has been seeping into his lungs. He cannot speak. The next few days will be critical.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/103035/Madeleine-The-missed-clues-at-1m-villa




Could this be the villa that Freud had access to?

@NickE .....would this be the villa, sorry I can't seem to copy and paste the picture, but I'm sure someone will oblige. https://www.sun-hat-villas.com/villas/algarve/quinta-do-lago/2103/casa-da-colina

ETA There are 2 villas Casa Colina and Casa da Colina...it's the latter one we need, as above.

sallypelt wrote:Does anyone know if Gerry stated on his blog that the McCanns had visited Clement Freud's villa in July? 2007? Surely, this is something that he WOULD have mentioned.

I have quickly gone through Gerry McCann's blogs for July 2007, but I can't see any reference to them having visited CF, or a "friend". However, I may have missed it, but what I did find was this, from Gerry's blog 29 July 2007:

Dropped Trisha and Sandy off at the airport this morning for an emotional farewell. They have offered us the most unbelievable support and I am not sure how we would have functioned without them here. They have been the silent face of the campaign to find Madeleine, putting their lives on hold to help us get through each difficult day. From time to time we will have other friends and family coming to Portugal to see the kids and catch up with Kate and I.

sallypelt wrote:"Kate and Gerry McCann were two months into the search for their missing daughter Madeleine when they received a letter out of the blue.

It was from Sir Clement Freud, inviting them for a meal at his holiday home in Praia da Luz, a short drive from the Ocean Club, where Madeleine had vanished on May 3, 2007".

I believe this is an extract from Kate's book. Two months from May 3 2007 would suggest that this letter that "came out of the blue" arrived sometime in early July, 2007, yet I can find NO reference to   this letter in Gerry's July 2007 blog. As I've mentioned, I may have missed it, as I did some speed reading of the July blogs, and I may have missed it. BUT if it is not there, why did Kate find it SO important to mention it in her book, 4 years later, AFTER the article about a Portuguese villa was mentioned, at length, just over one month AFTER CF had died.

It all seems rather suspect to me. Or maybe I should turn off my pc, and go do something else.

Cmaryholmes wrote:I wonder why Mrs Freud has so readily admitted that all the accusations are true. Don't the relatives usually deny any wrongdoing and express their outrage at the defiling of the memory of a man who can't defend himself? I think this is most odd.

tinkier wrote:

sallypelt wrote:"Kate and Gerry McCann were two months into the search for their missing daughter Madeleine when they received a letter out of the blue.

It was from Sir Clement Freud, inviting them for a meal at his holiday home in Praia da Luz, a short drive from the Ocean Club, where Madeleine had vanished on May 3, 2007".

I believe this is an extract from Kate's book. Two months from May 3 2007 would suggest that this letter that "came out of the blue" arrived sometime in early July, 2007, yet I can find NO reference to   this letter in Gerry's July 2007 blog. As I've mentioned, I may have missed it, as I did some speed reading of the July blogs, and I may have missed it. BUT if it is not there, why did Kate find it SO important to mention it in her book, 4 years later, AFTER the article about a Portuguese villa was mentioned, at length, just over one month AFTER CF had died.

It all seems rather suspect to me. Or maybe I should turn off my pc, and go do something else.

I have also had a look and could see no reference either….knowing Gerry and his usual name dropping, I would of thought he would of mentioned it. Also, why would the Mc's visit CF the very day they were made suspects, why visit someone they supposedly didn't know. Or was that the second visit? What was their reasons for the visits. Was Madeleine taken there and then removed? Was this story concocted incase they were seen? Knowing the lies that Kate has told in her bewk, I doubt very much it was to drink strawberry vodka and eat his risotto! All just my opinion.