Madeleine McCann: Gerry McCann Talks With Vanity Fair
MADDYWATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY MIRROR front page: “MADELEINE: THE BIG INTERVIEW”
“Our regret”
“GERRY: I wish we have never gone to the tapas bar”
“KATE: I wish I’d seen the stranger watching us”
“READ THEIR HEARTBREAKING WORDS INSIDE”
Voyeurs, campaigners, police and handwringers come see the pain, the suffering the agony. Prepare to be heartbroken!
“Riddled with guilt, the distraught” Gerry will tell all to the Mirror. Well, not to the Mirror, rather to Vanity Fair magazine. Journalist Judy Bachrach spoke with Gerry in October near the family home in Rothley, Leicestershire
And the interview is not with Gerry and Kate. Only Gerry McCann was interviewed, says the Mail. Kate McCann’s words come via friends and family
Pages 4 and 5: “I WISH”.
It reads very much like a prayer, or a camping speech by Barack Obama. Says Gerry McCann:
“I wish I hadn’t gone to the tapas bar.
“I wish I’d have stayed in the apartment that night
“I wish I’d stayed in the room when I checked on her five minutes longer”
A wish…
Says Gerry McCann: “”At the time we did it, it was not irresponsible. Of course we feel guilty about not having been there and that is just something we have to deal with for the rest of our lives. You are not asking anything we don’t think about on a daily basis. We live this 24 hours a day”
Gerry says his world went “all black, with maybe tiny points of light” in the days after Madeleine vanished. “We can’t cry our eyes out every day because that’s not helping. So after three days I picked myself up…quicker than Kate could. Grief washes over you. It’s like a big wave, mostly I was able to beat it back”
And the Madeleine ‘Look into my eyes’ campaign? Says Gerry: “We thought it was possible this could hurt her. Her abductor might do something to her eye. But in marketing terms it was a good ploy”
THE SUN: “Life’s bleak but I cling to hope”
Says Gerry McCann: “People can support you in your darkest hours and in our case the darkest hour was of course when Madeleine went missing. Now it is just bleak”
In next month’s Vanity Fair: “The interview with Gerry came as it emerged GORDON BROWN has snubbed the McCanns’ request for a meeting; furious Kate EXPLODED when cops first told her she was a suspect; and family spokesman Clarence Mitchell has given a university SPEECH on the topic Missing Maddie McCann — the perfect PR campaign
“A pal of the McCanns said Kate, 39, believes the family were STALKED by Maddie’s kidnapper in the days before she went missing”. WOW
COUPLE hit back on film. Says Clarence Mitchell, the spokesperson: “It is not us being greedy. It is us being needy“
DAILY MAIL: “It’s all my fault, admits Maddie’s father”
Well, not quite. Gerry McCann is making no confession. He maintains that the fault lies with a kidnapper. Says the Mail: “Gerry McCann is tortured by guilt that Madeleine’s disappearance is his fault”
Will he tell all? Mr McCann tells Vanity Fair’s Judy Bachrach: “I can’t talk to you about the details of what happened. I live under threat from the Portuguese - if I do talk - of two years’ imprisonment”
“THIRD POLICE SUSPECT BREAKS HIS SILENCE” – Says Robert Murat to Vanity Fair: “All I can say is that I am innocent”
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “MADELEINE - MOTHER IS SHUNNED BY PRIEST”
Page 9: “KATE’S SCREAMS AS POLICE TOLD HER: YOU’RE A SUSPECT – KATE McCann screamed when told by police that she was a suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance, it emerged yesterday. Opening the door of her rented villa to a Portuguese officer the family had come to know, Kate, 39, shouted: ‘Do you honestly believe that I would murder my own child?’”
Gerry McCann is a “39-year-old cardiologist”. Facts!
On the speculation: “Gerry says bitterly: ‘Yes, yes, I know. Kate killed her in a frenzy, Madeleine was sedated by us, she fell down the stairs – in which case you would have thought they’d have found her body. I’ve heard all of that. There are a huge number of theories in the media. But what I want to know is, who told them all that?’”
DAILY STAR: “Anguished and painfully thin, his wife Kate was too upset to answer even a single question during the interview with glossy US magazine Vanity Fair. Gerry revealed in the 7,500-word magazine article he had to be coaxed by a counsellor into talking publicly about his daughter in the days after she disappeared”
DAILY RECORD: “Maddie’s Dad: Slim Chance Of Getting Her Back”
“Distraught Gerry McCann has admitted the chances of him seeing his missing daughter Madeleine again are ‘slim’”
VANITY FAIR: “Unanswered Prayers”
“After three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared on a family vacation in Portugal, her parents pursued a high-stakes strategy: media saturation. It succeeded beyond their wildest imaginings—winning the aid of everyone from J. K. Rowling to the Pope—and failed miserably. Getting the first in-depth interview with Gerry McCann since he and his wife, Kate, were declared suspects, the author re-traces their footsteps to their daughter’s empty bed”
And then a policeman appeared. His name Ricardo. “Because for months they used to have regular weekly meetings with the Portuguese police, and then they stopped,” recalls Gerry’s older sister Trish Cameron
“Do you have something to tell us?” Ricardo asked.
“No,” Kate replied. “Do you have something to tell us?”
“He nodded. “Yes. You are being made arguidos”…
Eight months of talking - read it all…
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January 10th, 2008 at 11:20 am
234
Peter O Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 11:17 am
216 Salomon ES Says: January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
169 Peter O and Chenier
Edit….
Only a court of law in Portugal would be able to establish this, charge them and find them guilty. Only then could British authorities take any solid action against the McCanns for deceiving the public. I feel this is going to be a long one.
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Totally agree 100%. We are unfortunately going to have to let this thing run it’s course. Any possible impropriety around the operation of the Limited Company known colloquially as “The Fund” will have to await the outcome of charges, extradition, fitness to stand trial, trials, appeals, etc, etc…
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With one exception.
The Treasury is not noted for its willingness to hang around waiting for its money…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:19 am
226 Peter O.
I have to admit, the press are playing Clarences game arent they! Although I think he is crap at his job (hence he had been in the career backwater) as usual its not what, but who, you know!
Its very big news that two of the directors have stepped down, I’d dearly love to hear why the Lawyer has gone - Esther was obvious - wants to be a tory MP, knows cannot be tainted.
Jon Corner is most interesting to me - and has been all along. He definately see’s the career possibilities in all this - and stage managed those early video’s (remember the ‘normal family, kids toys all around’ - why did he mention that?).
Film maker - I wonder how we can find out what films he made before?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Nice little dig at Clarence’s ineptitude as a PR Expery…by VF.
“”"”At his side while we talk is Clarence Mitchell, a voluble former government media analyst and BBC reporter, handpicked by Gerry to be the latest in a line of spokesmen. On October 17, Mitchell spoke at Coventry University. His topic: “Missing Madeleine McCann: The Perfect PR Campaign.” Except that it has been anything but perfect.
It has in fact been so counterproductive that, as winter approached, Portuguese attorney general Fernando Pinto Monteiro suggested that one way or another the McCanns were responsible for their child’s death.”"”"
January 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am
230 chenier
the minted accountant on the board will ensure the books are as spotless as a PDL abduction scene
January 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am
SALOMOM ES accidental in my opinion it was not, and it involved violence,blood on glass doors,curtains washed would suggest blood was washed,blood on skirting ,blood on floor would suggest she was hit standing up.cant provide link to show positioning of blood on window but maybe someone can,first hit to head is free, this suggest more than one blow
January 10th, 2008 at 11:17 am
216 Salomon ES Says: January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
169 Peter O and Chenier
Edit….
Only a court of law in Portugal would be able to establish this, charge them and find them guilty. Only then could British authorities take any solid action against the McCanns for deceiving the public. I feel this is going to be a long one.
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Totally agree 100%. We are unfortunately going to have to let this thing run it’s course. Any possible impropriety around the operation of the Limited Company known colloquially as “The Fund” will have to await the outcome of charges, extradition, fitness to stand trial, trials, appeals, etc, etc…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:17 am
226
Peter O Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 11:13 am
And isn’t wonderful how that news was snook into the bottom of an article allegedly about the Vanity Fair article?
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Gosh! What a surprise!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:16 am
222 Maicen
Too right
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
214 Ian it’s a very good point.
If something had happened on the 2nd (when they were at Chaplin’s after supposedly having had a meal in the Tapas), the prosecution would have an easier task supporting accusation of gross negligence (since they were not within the resort).
Does anyone know when they arrived at PDL?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
216
Salomon ES Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
169 Peter O and Chenier
I don’t know if there have been any wrongdoings in the administration of the fund but I doubt it. Perhaps the use of the money by Metodo 3 is something more relevant to investigate by spanish authorities (some companies have been adjudicated for transfering a fair share of their revenues /fees offshore - and make these later accessible to third parties - possibly the initial clients).
Whether or not they knew about Madeleine’s and deceived the public… they could indeed be IMO charged in the UK. HOwever, who is to say that a) Madeleine is dead and b) that the McCanns knew about it?
Only a court of law in Portugal would be able to establish this, charge them and find them guilty. Only then could British authorities take any solid action against the McCanns for deceiving the public. I feel this is going to be a long one.
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Quite so.
But payments which should have been made under the deduction of tax rules exist here and now, and here and now the Treasury can get decidedly miffed if they don’t get their chunk.
There is a pleasing irony in the fact that it is the sheer legality of the fund making payments to K&G which draws them into the field of annual payments…
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
220 Peter O
I agree following the money might prove interesting.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
220 Peter O
I have a personal motto, always pursue that which you are told cannot be pursued.
Most of my life people have told me that ‘there isnt any point doing that, it will never work’ and similar statements.
Usually they had a personal agenda not visible to me at the time and just didnt want me poking around!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Brandon
What did he say?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:13 am
210 Dummy Says: January 10th, 2008 at 11:02 am
The fund, set up to help finance and promote the search for the youngster, also appointed two new directors at its scheduled board meeting in Leicestershire.
Edward Smethurst and Jon Corner will replace long-time friend Esther McVey and lawyer Philip Tomlinson, who stepped down for business and personal reasons.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1300096,00.html
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And isn’t wonderful how that news was snook into the bottom of an article allegedly about the Vanity Fair article?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:13 am
How can you even use the phrase marketing ploy? And why the faith in marketing - it sells products, it doesn’t find things.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Right lost respect for gaunty now
PRAT!!!!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:12 am
221 rockhopper
In legal terms ‘the fund’ was set up by the intial directors.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:10 am
123 VF sells around 163 million copies ( WW ) per monthly issue.
They allege G got no money for interview,the money was to go to fund.Making nonsense of their hard up story since VF pay huge amounts for leading profile article.
VF arrives on my doorstep tomorrow..will read in full and report inconsistencies .
1st one notice is that in October when VF did interview..they mention movie.How long has this ” good marketing ploy” been in the works then ?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am
207
Will Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 11:01 am
199 rockhopper
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I wonder who set up the fund/company, appointed the directors etc, methinks these particular waters are extremely muddied, imo etc. I agree that the directors would probably be in the clear because they would say they were mislead. Maybe they’ve just seen the light and have jumped ship to ensure they stay in the clear, imo etc.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am
202 Will Says: January 10th, 2008 at 10:58 am
192 Peter O
I take it ‘the fund’ were correctly invoiced for the services of M3. I would also assume that the directors authorised the payments. I would also guess that no director received payment from M3. If M3 paid money (say) to another party and the directors of ‘the fund’ knew nothing about it no crime has been committed by ‘the fund’.
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Will, I’m sure you are correct and that everything will have the “appearance” of being proper and above board. That doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s the whole truth of the matter. As I originally said, “I’d be interested in following the money trail.”
January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Lone pigeon
ring up talk sport and tell him
January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am
213 Peter O
And you would be hard pushed to prove otherwise. That is the problem with going after the fund.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Vera
Exactly. If someone is annoying you it’s pointless to pretend that they’re not.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:08 am
169 Peter O and Chenier
I don’t know if there have been any wrongdoings in the administration of the fund but I doubt it. Perhaps the use of the money by Metodo 3 is something more relevant to investigate by spanish authorities (some companies have been adjudicated for transfering a fair share of their revenues /fees offshore - and make these later accessible to third parties - possibly the initial clients).
Whether or not they knew about Madeleine’s and deceived the public… they could indeed be IMO charged in the UK. HOwever, who is to say that a) Madeleine is dead and b) that the McCanns knew about it?
Only a court of law in Portugal would be able to establish this, charge them and find them guilty. Only then could British authorities take any solid action against the McCanns for deceiving the public. I feel this is going to be a long one.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:07 am
138 Rockhopper
I thought it had all been cleared up yesterday.
“Jurisdiction
The current rule of criminal jurisdiction is that a British subject may be charged with murder wherever the killing took place and no matter what the nationality of the victim (see s9 Offences Against The Person Act 1861).”
January 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am
204 Salomon ES
The night of the 3rd could have been play-acting night.
Maybe the story of cartoon man was based on actually carrying Madeleine off before that night.
Lies are easier if based on truths.
If someone saw O’Brien (for example) carrying Madeleine off on the 2nd, but didnt make a connection with the ‘abduction’ until later, they could easily think it was the third. Tanner could base her story on the 2nd, using the real experience of that night to create her sighting.
Later, when it becomes clear no one saw them, she could refine the sighting into a shorter less like O’Brien person.
Do you see what I mean?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am
195 Will Says: January 10th, 2008 at 10:53 am
190 rockhopper
But would the Directors have known M was already dead?
Remember G and K were not directors.
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Indeed, but don’t the directors still have some “duty of responsibility”? i.e. They still need to verify for themselves that the company for which they have decided to become directors isn’t operated in an illegal manner?
January 10th, 2008 at 11:05 am
164
Ferdinand Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 10:39 am
122 Vera Says:
“I’m with Karen in that I hate them for the way they have ‘behaved’ . ”
So you also go by René Descartes’ famous sentence
“I think therefore I am angry.”
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………nothing wrong with the ‘anger’ emotion, its a very useful instinct imo and anyone not experiencing it would have had to have been lobotomised….thank goodness I can still ‘think’.
January 10th, 2008 at 11:03 am
Brandon
The McCanns have a lot of support for being respectable, educated, wealthy professional types and because the hacks love to slag off a foreign country - we’ll just have to accept it - till the McCanns go to jail
January 10th, 2008 at 11:02 am
The fund, set up to help finance and promote the search for the youngster, also appointed two new directors at its scheduled board meeting in Leicestershire.
Edward Smethurst and Jon Corner will replace long-time friend Esther McVey and lawyer Philip Tomlinson, who stepped down for business and personal reasons.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1300096,00.html