Kate and Gerry McCann: Exclusive photos from Kensington Roof Gardens

by **Jill Havern** 28.01.10 17:19

Exclusive to McCanns' Abuse of Power blog

Our photographer was there to record events as they unfolded outside Kensington Roof Gardens, 99 Kensington High Street, on Thursday 27 January, the 1,000th day since Madeleine McCann was reported missing by the McCanns on 3 May 2007.

Here, at 7.30pm, our photographer captures a nervous and gaunt-looking Kate Mccann. Clarence Mitchell, the McCanns' chief public relations spokesman, is nearby, organising the posse of 15 photographers, and looking young in his orange-dyed hair,

Gerry and Kate had come out of the celebrity fund-raising dinner to be photographed by the waiting pappparazzi. To her right, as he nearly always is, Gerry McCann permits himself a hasty glance towards his wife. To Kate McCann's right, we see Mr Francis Herbert, Secretary General of Missing Children Europe, one of the groups to share the benefits from the fund-raising event.

Other guests that evening included Gloria Hunniford, Jack Dee, Martin Houghton-Brown, Fern Brittan and Lord David Steel. Across Britain, 1000 lanterns were lit and sent into the air, one lantern for every day that Madeleine has not been found.

And so Gerry McCann's amazing prophecy was fulfulled once again. Just 55 days after he and his wife reported Madeleine missing, he said "I have no doubt we will be able to sustain a high profile for Madeleine’s disappearance in the long-term” (G McCann, 28 June 2007).

One little footnote. Amongst the photographers waiting to greet the McCanns was one Ian West, the Norfolk photographer whose name has been linked to various blogs that comment on the McCann case.

How do we know? Well, Ian's not that tall. Sometimes he needs a 'leg-up' so he can take photos along with his taller comrades. He brought along with him his little yellow foldable stool. And if there were any doubt that it belonged to him, he had helpfully labelled it: 'Ian West'."

Just a thought you know

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by vaguely1 28.01.10 18:09

Is this the Ian west, or just someone called Ian West who

Is he supposed to be one of the people in the middle photo?

by **Jill Havern** 28.01.10 20:07

Yes, Ian's in the middle photo

by vaguely1 28.01.10 20:08

hmm, none of those look like the photo on his website.....

ETA, although probably me being stupid - maybe the photo that was posted around the internet by a certain troll author was one he had taken, rather than one he had posed for.

Next question: Did someone ask him if he was from Norwich, or was it just based on his name?

by **Jill Havern** 28.01.10 20:35

Can everyone see the pics in the OP? Someone has said they don't show up.

I can see them ok and I know Vaguely1 can see them....

by vaguely1 28.01.10 20:48

Am I special?

(don't answer that)

by bellatrix 28.01.10 20:51

You are special vaguely!! I can see them too

by vaguely1 28.01.10 20:54

Perhaps it's because we believe they're there.

Maybe nobody is trying hard enough. Kate and Gerry McCann: Exclusive photos from Kensington Roof Gardens 110921

Kate and Gerry McCann: Exclusive photos from Kensington Roof Gardens 110921

by **Jill Havern** 28.01.10 21:26

vaguely1 wrote:hmm, none of those look like the photo on his website.....

ETA, although probably me being stupid - maybe the photo that was posted around the internet by a certain troll author was one he had taken, rather than one he had posed for.

Next question: Did someone ask him if he was from Norwich, or was it just based on his name?

What photo? Which certain troll author?

by twinkle 28.01.10 22:40

Who is Ian West?
Please someone tell me, as I am having a dumb moment (for a change)

by vaguely1 28.01.10 22:44

There is an Ian West (associated press) who I guess this one is.

And an Ian west photographer who Stevo outed as a forum member, but I believe that there was some form of legal action spoken about, and that seemed to die a death.

I'm just trying to work out why this Ian West is being stated as being Ian West the Norfolk photographer.....or if it was just a link made by name alone.

by vaguely1 28.01.10 22:44

If anyone can show me where the Ian West Norfolk is in that photo I'd be grateful though.

by twinkle 28.01.10 23:30

Thanks vaguely, which forum member was he outed as........was it truth, or am I totally unfit to be posting anywhere?

by Pascal 29.01.10 1:07

I think it was Truth Twinkle. It was on the MM site I think. I seem to remember a chubby bespectacled chap on the photographers website. I might be wrong.

by vaguely1 29.01.10 1:08

The website for the photographer was linked to TML.

but I still don't see how the yellow footstool is being linked to the photographer......

by Pascal 29.01.10 1:25

Vaguely do you remember the website?

by vaguely1 29.01.10 1:26

there is a link to it in OP (photographers name shows red)

by Pascal 29.01.10 1:29

oh yes of course. sorry.

by vaguely1 29.01.10 1:31

no worries, the whole forum turned all red and I didn't realise it was there either.

Can you tell me where he is in the picture though? I'm not seeing him.

by Pascal 29.01.10 1:33

Could it be the chap on the left with his back to us - he looks a bit chubby. he'll do. big grin

by vaguely1 29.01.10 1:36

hairline all different. I think the suggestion was that he was the short bloke who looks like he's running off to pick up his methadone.

Maybe whoever decided it was the same person could let us know who we're meant to be looking at Kate and Gerry McCann: Exclusive photos from Kensington Roof Gardens 566835

Kate and Gerry McCann: Exclusive photos from Kensington Roof Gardens 566835

by aliberte2 29.01.10 3:10

Great work! Great Get, Jill! Better Journalistic Chops than Most of Britain!

by vaguely1 29.01.10 3:18

aliberte2 wrote:Great work! Great Get, Jill! Better Journalistic Chops than Most of Britain!

Aliberte - which one of them is the photographer?

by aliberte2 29.01.10 3:24

vaguely1 wrote:
aliberte2 wrote:Great work! Great Get, Jill! Better Journalistic Chops than Most of Britain!

Aliberte - which one of them is the photographer?

Don't Know What's Going on With All That - - Just Proud of Jill for Getting there!

by **Jill Havern** 29.01.10 7:43

aliberte2 wrote:
vaguely1 wrote:
aliberte2 wrote:Great work! Great Get, Jill! Better Journalistic Chops than Most of Britain!

Aliberte - which one of them is the photographer?

Don't Know What's Going on With All That - - Just Proud of Jill for Getting there!

Hang on a mo, it wasn't me who took the photo's! No siree.

by Autumn 29.01.10 8:31

by **Tony Bennett** 29.01.10 13:30

We need to remember when discussing Ian West, photographer (a) that there might be more than one Ian West, photographer, and also (b) that there is much evidence linking an Ian West with the username murat_fan.

I am not going to disclose all this evidence but suffice it to say that 192.com shows an Ian West living at an address with Susan Leggett in Norfolk, and that one of the many e-mail address used by murat_fan uses the first three letters of one of their surnames and the first four letters of their other surname (I am not going to print that actual e-mail address here, nor the other ones commonly used by murat_fan).

It might also be of interest that Susan Leggett's close relative Julia Leggett links to 'Find Madeleine Fund' on Friends Reunited.

Now, one thing is absolutely for certain: one of murat_fan's techniques, which we have seen on this very forum in recent weeks, is to publish demonstrably false and libellous information about all known McCann-sceptics. There are also many indications in the writings of murat_fan over the past 18 months which demonstrate that he is often in possession of very up-to-date information concerning the McCanns' plan re Carter-Ruck, libel letters, actions against Goncalo Amaral etc. Of the fact that murat_fan is in close touch with the McCanns I have little doubt.

Thus the fact that a photographer named Ian West is amongst a dozen or so photographers collected outside Richard Branson's Kensington Roof Gardens on the night of the celebrity bash to mark 1,000 days since Madeleine McCann was reported missing is of more than passing interest to those of us who watch all matters relating to Madeleine McCann closely.

Of course, if the Ian West who was there on Wednesday night would like to contact Jill and identify himself and clear away doubts as to whether he is linked to murat_fan or linked to Susan Leggett, then we would all no longer be in the dark.

by Pascal 29.01.10 14:09

Ian West who was there on Wednesday might not have a clue how to contact Jill or indeed know who Jill is.

Wouldn't you agree Tony that outing people in this manner is no better than Muratfan's loathsome antics? You may have the wrong guy - does that not bother you?

by vaguely1 29.01.10 14:27

can ANYONE please tell me which one in the photo we're supposed to be looking at?

ty.

ETA, How on earth is the photographer who was there on the night called Ian West meant to know to contact Jill?

by **Tony Bennett** 29.01.10 14:34

Pascal wrote:Ian West who was there on Wednesday might not have a clue how to contact Jill or indeed know who Jill is.

Wouldn't you agree Tony that outing people in this manner is no better than Muratfan's loathsome antics? You may have the wrong guy - does that not bother you?

How can you compare telling outright and outrageous lies about someone, as murat-fan has done, with pointing out that 192.com, which is available for anyone in the country to view, quite apart from the Electoral Register, has an Ian West living with Susan Leggett and that murat_fan along with his other e-mail addresses uses seven letters for his e-mail address which are derived from the first parts of their respective surnames.

murat-fan (by the way, just why is he a fan of someone who got at least 17 things wrong when first interviewed by police on 15 May and had to 'correct' them when later interviewed on 10 & 11 July?) is a proven and serial liar.

Sharing some info on 192.com and raising questions about murat_fan's e-mail addresses isn't in the same league as serial lying.

Is it?

Maybe the Ian West who just happened to be outside the McCanns' celebrity bash has nothing to do with murat_fan. In which case all is well, isn't it?