Kate and Gerry reveal their ‘great hope’ missing child will be found ahead of twins’ 14th birthday

MADDIE PARENTS' HOPE

Madeleine McCann parents Kate and Gerry reveal their ‘great hope’ missing child will be found ahead of twins’ 14th birthday

Maddie’s twin brother and sister Sean and Amelie are celebrating their birthday this Friday

By Tracey Kandohla

THE parents of Madeleine McCann have shared their "great hope" that missing Maddie will be found ahead of their twins' 14th birthday.

As the 12th anniversary of their daughter's disappearance approaches, a Facebook page endorsed by Kate and Gerry McCann revealed a heartfelt message.



Sharing a poignant image used four years ago, the statement reads: "Thank you for keeping hope alive."

The haunting picture with with post an angel-like figure, with long blonde hair and face obscured, dressed in pink - Maddie’s favourite colour - is holding a huge heart in the palm of her right hand.

The tender words “Because if you keep hope alive, it will keep you alive” accompany the “Journey to peace” graphic.
It has been posted on the Find Maddie Campaign website, run by a close pal of the McCanns, in the week they are gearing up for another milestone family occasion whilst their eldest child is still missing.

Maddie’s twin brother and sister Sean and Amelie, who are both aspiring amateur athletes, will have one special wish as they turn 14 on Friday - for Maddie to come home.

A family friend said: “The twins have spent so much of their lives without their big sister but they never forget her and they pray for her. They just want her to be found safe and well after such a long time."

Three-year-old Maddie vanished from a Portuguese holiday apartment in Praia da Luz nearly 12 years ago.
She had been left alone sleeping with the twins while her parents were dining with pals in a nearby tapas restaurant.

She would now be aged 15, nearly 16.

Earlier this month heart doctor Gerry and former GP Kate, both 50, of Rothley, Leics, welcomed “such great news” that a teenage girl has been found alive nearly three months after her alleged kidnap.

American school girl Jayme Closs, 13, had an miracle escape from a man accused of abducting her after her mum and dad were murdered.

As the freed youngster was pictured smiling beside her relieved aunt the Maddie website posted: “Such great news,” adding: “Jayme is an example of why we never lose hope and never stop searching."

Kate and Gerry wrote in a Christmas message: "May 2019 be a peaceful and positive one for us all. The investigation is ongoing and our hope remains.”

Scotland Yard have have two more months of guaranteed funding to continue searching for Maddie. Cops are understood to be chasing two vital lines of inquiry and are “hopeful of getting a result.”

Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said the McCanns remained "greatly encouraged” that police could finally be closing in on their daughter’s kidnapper.

The Sun Online recently revealed that Maddie’s parents had been storing £100,000 in a special account which they are “keeping for a rainy day.”

They are planning to use the cash, being held aside in the public Find Maddie Fund, to continue searching for their daughter with private detectives, if the Government’s overstretched Home Office refuse future funding.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8294775/madeleine-mccann-parents-kate-gerry-hope-twins-birthday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1548669077

Ah yes, the "great news" that a girl's parents were brutally murdered and that she herself has been abused daily for many months . . . Great news indeed !  
Can the increasingly disgusting Kandohla not find suitable vocabulary to put her perverted thoughts onto paper ?

And I see we are back to TWO lines of enquiry.  We were on just the one a few months ago.  How do they breed ?
Unless of course the two lines are two people at the centre of the investigation . . .

PeterMac wrote:Ah yes, the "great news" that a girl's parents were brutally murdered and that she herself has been abused daily for many months . . . Great news indeed !  
Can the increasingly disgusting Kandohla not find suitable vocabulary to put her perverted thoughts onto paper ?

And I see we are back to TWO lines of enquiry.  We were on just the one a few months ago.  How do they breed ?
Unless of course the two lines are two people at the centre of the investigation . . .

To quote Criminal Profiler, Pat Brown: "The McCanns asked for this review; they put their trust in the outcome."

I read the headline in the wrong context and thought we were in for a busy few days up till Friday!

'Madeleine McCann parents Kate and Gerry reveal their ‘great hope’ missing child will be found ahead of twins’ 14th birthday'

"The haunting picture with with post an angel-like figure" (good old Tracey can't even string a short sentence together!)

Doesn't that usually mean someone is dead?

Let the forum remind everyone of the seasonal nature of the search for Madeleine McCann and the gravel used as filler....

'Shudder'

They'll have to give it some welly if they're hoping for this miracle to happen before Friday - or was that last Friday or the next Friday or Good Friday or Black Friday or Friday 13th ?


The Daily Tablet [circa. May 2007 - January 2019]

Jill Havern wrote:"The haunting picture with with post an angel-like figure" (good old Tracey can't even string a short sentence together!)

I think the music is too fast for her.

Back to the drawing board Sharon

So Jayme Closs was the victim of an " alleged kidnap " 

Isn't it true Tracey that Madeleine is the victim of an " alleged abduction " ? 

The ( responsible ) parents being the ones who against all evidence insisted it was an "abduction " . The same ( responsible ) parents who have never been exonerated in the case of their missing daughter . 

Poor twins hauled out in the media when it suits their ( responsible ) parents ! 

Being 14 is difficult enough as it is , without having Kandohla spreading her tripe across the media , does no one think about the effect all this is having on their young minds ? 

I sincerely hope they have someone they trust to reach out and talk to , otherwise I worry for their mental health .

Tony Bennett wrote:




Patrons of ICMEC - Hillary Clinton and Cherie Blair

                                                                     and 'Lady' Meyer

sandancer wrote:So Jayme Closs was the victim of an " alleged kidnap " 

Isn't it true Tracey that Madeleine is the victim of an " alleged abduction " ? 

The ( responsible ) parents being the ones who against all evidence insisted it was an "abduction " . The same ( responsible ) parents who have never been exonerated in the case of their missing daughter . 

Poor twins hauled out in the media when it suits their ( responsible ) parents ! 

Being 14 is difficult enough as it is , without having Kandohla spreading her tripe across the media , does no one think about the effect all this is having on their young minds ? 

I sincerely hope they have someone they trust to reach out and talk to , otherwise I worry for their mental health .

Maybe Gerry will get them to do a Radio 4 interview like the one he did about his own mental health. I wouldn't put it past him.

' Rainy day?' Your child is MISSING and you are diverting funds for a 'RAINY DAY'?

Jill Havern wrote:

sandancer wrote:So Jayme Closs was the victim of an " alleged kidnap " 

Isn't it true Tracey that Madeleine is the victim of an " alleged abduction " ? 

The ( responsible ) parents being the ones who against all evidence insisted it was an "abduction " . The same ( responsible ) parents who have never been exonerated in the case of their missing daughter . 

Poor twins hauled out in the media when it suits their ( responsible ) parents ! 

Being 14 is difficult enough as it is , without having Kandohla spreading her tripe across the media , does no one think about the effect all this is having on their young minds ? 

I sincerely hope they have someone they trust to reach out and talk to , otherwise I worry for their mental health .

Maybe Gerry will get them to do a Radio 4 interview like the one he did about his own mental health. I wouldn't put it past him.

I wouldn't put anything past the  " heart doctor " . Has it slipped Tracey's mind that he's now a Professor ? 

I think the McCanns forget their children are growing up fast , faster than in my day !

Teenagers these days are tech savvy , it wouldn't surprise me one bit if they hadn't discovered forums , blogs and Facebook groups about their sister , who I'm sure they'll have no real memory of just what they've been force fed . 

They may be aspiring athletes , but that won't stop them being normal stroppy teens whose parents embarass them ( not many parents can be as embarrassing as Kate and Gerry , the husband she couldn't make love to !!) and know nothing . 

As they grow older , they will start demanding the truth , the real truth not a version of it . 

Maybe that's when Rothley Towers will tumble .

I wish the twins a very Happy Birthday and hope that they can enjoy THEIR day.

They have been very quiet for a good while now I wish they would keep it like that.     SHUT UP please.

worriedmum wrote:' Rainy day?' Your child is MISSING and you are diverting funds for a 'RAINY DAY'?

It's raining today .... no time like the present !

Normal children play football or netball, and go swimming and run about a bit.
The McCann children are  "aspiring athletes".

Their cohort can read papers and the internet.
What sort of teasing and bullying and abuse do they receive at school ?

This is a species of child abuse.

PeterMac wrote:Normal children play football or netball, and go swimming and run about a bit.
The McCann children are  "aspiring athletes".

Their cohort can read papers and the internet.
What sort of teasing and bullying and abuse do they receive at school ?

This is a species of child abuse.

"Well within the bounds of reasonable/responsible parenting " 

When have the McCanns ever shown reasonable or responsible parenting to any of their children ? 

My daughter at their age represented G.B in gymnastics , when she retired due to injury she moved in a completely different direction , she's now a network engineer . She still has the medals trophies  G.B tracksuits and amazing memories . 
What will these two poor kids have to remember living forever in the shadow of a sister they can't remember ? 
Their names and life splashed out by the parents in the media whenever it suits their " agenda " . 

My heart goes out to them .

The Sun is paying Kandohla to write this nonsense, and people are paying to read it.  Why can't they employ a good investigative journalist and give their readers some real news instead of all the non-news and fake news that they get from Kandohla

The tabloid wouldn't attract readership if they published anything but trash, they give what the reader wants and what the reigning political faction want you to hear. 

Tabloids are all the same - remember the sister ship 'The News of the World' affectionately known as the news of the screws- or tits and bums?

It matters not if the story is true or accurate or even fake - just as long as it sells.

sharonl wrote:We used to have a paper called, The Star (i think), it reported a lot of spoof news like double decker bus found on the moon, vampires spotted in Nottingham and sorts of rubbish.  Maybe they should bring it back, Kandohla would be great.

Hi Sharon, I think you mean the "Sport",its former editor used to present Look North West at One time,so that must have been a preamble to better news before it went bust,pardon the pun!

sharonl wrote:Is Kandohla to be taken seriously?  This is utter nonsense as usual.

If a child was missing it would be everyone's hope that he or she would be found as soon as possible, especially the parents.  Why the need to report that this is their great hope? Why does Kandhola say that it's revealed?  Absolutely crazy.  This is an obvious attempt, albeit a bungled attempt to manipulate public perception, suggesting that the McCanns have no idea what happened to Madeleine. 

And why right now, just before the twins birthday? Playing the sympathy card?  Are they having a birthday bash and putting on the tears because she's not there?  Or is there something else afoot?

The Sun is paying Kandohla to write this nonsense, and people are paying to read it.  Why can't they employ a good investigative journalist and give their readers some real news instead of all the non-news and fake news that they get from Kandohla.  She's just making a fool of herself and the paper. 

Put the kettle on Tracey, stick to making the tea in the office, journalism just isn't your thing, even in Britains worst newspaper.

I doubt she could even be trusted to make a cup of tea. maybe carrying a sugar lump is her limit

We stil have great hope that Madeleine will be found, say the McCanns
MADELEINE McCann's parents still have "great hope" she will be found 12 years after she vanished as a three-year-old.

By Jerry Lawton this time

The Official Find Madeleine Campaign website - which is run by well-wishers on behalf of the missing youngster's doctor parents Kate and Gerry - posted a moving message to thank the public for continuing to look for her.
It featured a picture of an angel with long blonde hair holding a heart in her hand. The image is captioned: "Because if you keep hope alive it will keep you alive."
The website added the message: "We still have great hope that Madeleine will be found and returned to her family.
"Thank you for continuing to keep hope alive and for standing by our side."
The post evoked hundreds of messages of support. One read: "Will never stop looking."

Another said: "God gave Kate and Gerry strength to keep going and one day soon Maddie will come home to them safely, always in our prayers.
"I really do hope that this family gets their happy ever after. It has been too long," added another.
The message of hope was being shared around the world last night by well-wishers in South Africa, US and Australia's Gold Coast.
Madeleine vanished from her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, while her parents were dining with friends in a nearby tapas bar.
A Metropolitan Police inquiry into her disappearance has so far cost taxpayers £12million. In November the Home Office gave the Met an extra £150,000 to continue the investigation until at least April.

Friends say the McCanns, of Rothley, Leics, were heartened by Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick's pledge to keep the investigation going, despite calls from police union chiefs for resources to be focused on homeland operations instead.
Ms Dick was part of the team that set up the inquiry nine years ago after a plea by the McCanns to then Prime Minister David Cameron. She said: "I think it is quite right that we should continue until it has reached its conclusion."
Prime Minister Theresa May has also backed the move.
Portuguese police archived the case as "unsolved" in 2008. They are now working with Met officers to determine what happened.
The McCanns believe she was snatched from her bed by an intruder and may still be alive.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1079481/madeleine-mccann-parents-gerry-kate-mccann-hope-love