The McCanns Mark 1000 Days

This event is in extremely bad taste, it is not normal to celebrate the thousanth day your child has spent with a paedophile no matter how well she is being treated. If the McCanns think that this is going to endear them to the public they are very much mistaken - bad move.

I agree, it is a bad move. But I don't see it promoted as a 'celebration'.

Celebration, Big Celeb Party Bash, Star-Studded Event - whichever words you choose to descibe this sick party, it is in very bad taste.

Will they mention the many children who died in Haiti and release some lanterns in their memory?

vaguely1 wrote:

simplyme wrote:If it was me I would feel so bad asking for more money living in the house they do - mortgage or not!

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True - although it would surely top up the fund to allow them to "search" instead of begging the public and their rich friends. What exactly have they done to help find Madeleine? They have not answered questions, have not attended a reconstruction and have not physically searched..........

Autumn wrote:Celebration, Big Celeb Party Bash, Star-Studded Event - whichever words you choose to descibe this sick party, it is in very bad taste.

Will they mention the many children who died in Haiti and release some lanterns in their memory?

Would it upset you if they don't?

Ok correct me if I'm wrong - who apart from the press have called this event a 'celebration' ?

If the McCanns have then, I'll agree, it is sick. But have they?

Who are the 'stars' that make it a 'star studded event' anyway.?

Getting angry over this won't help anyone.

Leicester Mercury - 27th Jan 2010

McCanns to mark 1,000th day that Madeleine has been missing
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 09:30
One thousand paper lanterns will tonight be released into the sky across the world to mark the number of days Madeleine McCann has been missing.

Supporters of her parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, will launch the glowing lanterns at Rothley Court Hotel, in the family's home village, at 7.30pm.

Similar events will take place at the same time in Praia De Luz in Portugal, from where the youngster disappeared in 2007, in Kate McCann's home city of Liverpool and in America.

In a poignant statement to mark the anniversary, the couple said: "Today marks 1,000 days since Madeleine was taken from us. It's hard to even say the number.

"We remember the first few days after Madeleine was taken, watching the clock and counting every hour. Now we've reached 1,000 days.


"It's difficult sometimes to understand how we've been able to keep going and survive without Madeleine, especially since nothing has changed since that terrifying first night.

"Madeleine is still missing. Sometimes it even feels wrong to be coping. And yet if we weren't, there would be no search and no campaign to find Madeleine and that just doesn't bear thinking about.''

Madeleine was nearly four when she went missing from her family's holiday apartment on May 3, 2007, while her parents dined with friends nearby.

The McCanns, both 41, will tonight attend an event in London, along with number of celebrity backers, which aims to raise money to pay for the family's continuing investigations into Madeleine's disappearance. It will also raise money for two other causes.

Nearly £2m was raised for Madeleine's Fund in the first 10 months after she went missing.

There is now about £500,000 left. The fund is paying a team of retired detectives to continue the investigation.

Mr Mitchell said the family would speak to a number of their wealthy backers to keep the search going, if the fund dried up.

The former detectives are currently following up calls and checking through the original police files.

About 180 guests are expected to attend the McCanns' £150-a-head dinner, raffle and auction at Kensington Roof Gardens tonight. It is understood those invited include Sir Richard Branson, JK Rowling and the couple's millionaire backer Brian Kennedy.

Half the money raised will go to the McCanns' fund to find Madeleine. The other half will be split between the charities Missing People and Missing Children Europe.





'Mr Mitchell said the family would speak to a number of their wealthy backers to keep the fund going, incase it dried up' - says it all really

vaguely1 wrote:

Autumn wrote:Celebration, Big Celeb Party Bash, Star-Studded Event - whichever words you choose to descibe this sick party, it is in very bad taste.

Will they mention the many children who died in Haiti and release some lanterns in their memory?

Would it upset you if they don't?

As I do not believe the McCanns have given a second's thought to the many children who died in the Holocaust or Haiti, I have no expectations that they will save any of their lanterns to release on behalf of them.

Hi
£500,000 is still a nice bit of money. Surely, that would pay reasonable wages for two retired detectives and other bits and bobs for quite some time to come?

Take care

Anyone with high blood pressure look away now.

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Autumn wrote:

vaguely1 wrote:

Autumn wrote:Celebration, Big Celeb Party Bash, Star-Studded Event - whichever words you choose to descibe this sick party, it is in very bad taste.

Will they mention the many children who died in Haiti and release some lanterns in their memory?

Would it upset you if they don't?

As I do not believe the McCanns have given a second's thought to the many children who died in the Holocaust or Haiti, I have no expectations that they will save any of their lanterns to release on behalf of them.

Okay. Are you releasing lanterns for the Holocaust or Haiti then? Seems like a bit of a waste of money personally.

vaguely1 wrote:

Autumn wrote:

vaguely1 wrote:

Autumn wrote:Celebration, Big Celeb Party Bash, Star-Studded Event - whichever words you choose to descibe this sick party, it is in very bad taste.

Will they mention the many children who died in Haiti and release some lanterns in their memory?

Would it upset you if they don't?

As I do not believe the McCanns have given a second's thought to the many children who died in the Holocaust or Haiti, I have no expectations that they will save any of their lanterns to release on behalf of them.

Okay. Are you releasing lanterns for the Holocaust or Haiti then? Seems like a bit of a waste of money personally.

This isn't about lanterns, as you well know. More about faded, washed-up 'celebs' looking for some camera time and a boost to their non-existant 'careers'.
Fiona (the hatchet) face of ULay - need I say more?

You don't want the spare lanterns I have left over from Christmas then? I could do you a cut price deal on them - throw in a couple of glow sticks.....maybe a light up toilet seat?

Actually, I don't think Christopher Biggins was there -



Autumn, these lanterns aren't going to last forever.......

Hi
Mrs McCann looks dreadful and I am not meaning that in an awful "gosh that same old dress again" way. She has lost so much weight and looks tired. Mr McCann, to me, doesn't look no different at all from when they first appeared on tv when it happened.

Let's hope that those of us, myself included, who are a tadge cynical about this dinner and the whole affair have to eat humble pie and that the money raised from this odd event does good for Madeleine and the other two charities benefiting.

Take care

Kate McCann has lost so much weight, she looks ill and fit to break in two.

No matter what has happened, she has still lost her daughter.

Hi Kololi and Pascal

Wondering what your thoughts are concerning Mark William Thomas's comments about re-opening the investigation, go back to square one and examine everything in the police files in close detail? Whichever side of the camp you are in, I cannot see why anyone would not wish for this to happen - he believes the answer lies within the files and, given that there have been no developments, surely he makes a fair point?

From what I have seen of them, I believe Gerry has taken to the 'celeb' lifestyle like a duck to water - I am not being flippant when I say that I would not be surprised to see him turn up on on GMTV in the celeb Doc Slot.
As for kate, she seems to going through the motions, existing rather than living - she does not appear to be narcissistic like Gerry and has enough grasp on reality to know that her life is a sham. Kate is trapped within her own hell - there can be no release for her until she takes control.

Hope that makes some sense.

I'm starting to doubt the answer lies in the files.
There's been too many mistakes early on during the investigation.
But it can't harm to re-open the case, as long as it's a new, fresh team. Rebelo's team was almost the same team as the initial team. They might have overlooked things twice (or triple etc.).

Hi Autumn
I think it wouldn't do no harm at all to re-open the investigation.

If it happened it might be wise to use an independent team with no connections to the past investigating teams or the McCanns. Of course the big question would be whether the McCanns and their holidaying pals would be willing enough to fully co-operate in whatever way the investigating team felt would be most productive. If that means that they have to take a back seat and allow the investigating team to take the lead rather than them direct and manipulate it then so be it.

It may prove useful or it could be a waste of time, money and resources. If it was the latter it would only be on a par with the efforts of the McCann's private investigation in my very humble opinion.

I do agree too that it appears that it is Kate who shows physical signs of suffering and if she is living in a living hell then maybe justice has been served in an odd sort of way. Let's hope that Madeleine's living hell doesn't or didn't last as long.

Take care

Pascal wrote:Ok correct me if I'm wrong - who apart from the press have called this event a 'celebration'? If the McCanns have then, I'll agree, it is sick. But have they? Who are the 'stars' that make it a 'star studded event' anyway.?

Getting angry over this won't help anyone.

Well, I'm not sure that I've seen anyone actually call it a celebration.

But they sure did invite an awful lot of celebrities

Such is the nature of charity events. Pointless inviting people with no influence or no money.

And it has been called a celebration. By people on here.

vaguely1 wrote:Such is the nature of charity events. Pointless inviting people with no influence or no money.

And it has been called a celebration. By people on here.

Um, the Find Madeleine Fund is NOT a charity. It is a PRIVATE TRUST with 6 Trustees, four of whom I believe are the McCanns and relatives of theirs.

Um, it was a charity dinner. Involving two charities.

was it not?

vaguely1 wrote:Um, it was a charity dinner. Involving two charities. Was it not?

IF 'Missing People' and 'Missing People Europe' are charities, then it involved two charities and a private trust. The private trust got 50% of the proceeds, the other two organisations 25% each

Okay - then my point stands.

Not worth inviting unknown or penniless people to an event aimed at raising publicity and money.

registered charity 1020419 (missing people)

Missing Children Europe Winner of the EV Awards Charity of the year.


Both good charities. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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Both worthy of a link and a mention.

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Both worthy of a link and a mention.

Can you tell me what they've actually achieved?

Wasn't Stephen Gately, the bloke who died after a drunken night out with his bloke and another bloke, associated with one of them?

So what if he was?

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Both worthy of a link and a mention.

Can you tell me what they've actually achieved?

Wasn't Stephen Gately, the bloke who died after a drunken night out with his bloke and another bloke, associated with one of them?

Are you upset with these charities purely because they benefited from the evening, or because they have been associated with a *gasp* homosexual?

I'm having difficulty working out what to attribute your curmudgeonliness to.