Madeleine McCann: Finding Kate McCann, Madeleine, One Year On: Campaign For Change
MADDIE WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
What the tabloid columnists are saying
THE SUN (front page): “MADDIE – 8-PAGE SPECIAL”
Yesterday’s special was 12 pages long. How soon we lose interest.
“Kate’s tears over hate mail threats”
The McCanns keep their post sorted into boxes: “Nice”, “Nutty” and “Ideas”
THE 8-Page SPECIAL on finding Kate McCann:
HER face crumpled in despair, tears streaming down, Kate McCann lays bare her utter grief at being separated from her daughter. Speaking as never before, Kate says she cannot believe it has been a year since Maddie went missing. And she tells how seeing the little girl’s best friend in their home village makes her think about how much Maddie must have changed in those long 12 months.
Her voice close to breaking, she says: “I see Madeleine’s best friend from time to time. I can’t help but wonder what Madeleine would be like. Would she be that much taller? Is her hair as long as that? Would she be writing her name too?”
That’s Kate McCann. But what about Madeleine?
“She’s good company, she’s like my — you know, she’s like a little buddy to me.”
DAILY MIRROR (front page): “We nearly didn’t go to that tapas bar”
This is “KATE McCANN ONE YEAR ON”
It’s an anniversary marked by four front-page stills of her face and a trail for a “sensational interview”.
Pages 4 and5: “’Being made an arguido made me feel invincible. I felt angry, I felt strong. I I would do whatever it took to fight for the truth’ - KATE McCANN”
Tonight we can all watch the ITV1 documentary Madeleine, One Year On: Campaign For Change. Come see the entertainment.
Says Kate McCann: “We were all going up to the Millennium again [a family restaurant], with the kids, which is what we did on the first night. But the Millennium was a good walk away and we didn’t have a buggy with us. It didn’t open till half-six and our kids usually go to bed around seven, so they were really tired and they were walking.”
It’s the sympathetic background story; contested with the sympathetic foreground story.
“So we ended up trying to carry three of them between two and we decided we couldn’t do that again. It wouldn’t have been good for anybody.”
LETTERS OF HOPE AND FURY – Kate McCann says 99 per cent of the letters they receive are supportive but there are some less so.
Gerry McCann reads: “Gerry and Kate. How can you use money given by poor people in good faith to pay for your mortgage on your mansion. You f***ing thieving bastards. Your brat is dead because of your drunken arrogance. Shame on you. I curse you and your family for ever.”
“Very charming,” says Gerry.
DAILY MAIL (front page): “Why DID you think it was OK to leave her?”
The consultant cardiologist said they had devised their own system of putting the youngsters to bed, going to dinner at the tapas bar in the apartment complex and taking turns to check on the rooms.
Says Kate McCann:
“You’re in the middle of a horror movie really, a nightmare. Pressure such as I’ve never felt before. You’re under attack in one way or another. The speculation takes you to the worst places and the worst place would have been being charged, potentially being put in jail, certainly being detained to face charges that could have taken years to materialise, being separated from Sean and Amelie.”
Mrs McCann said: “As soon as I realised the story or theory was that Madeleine was dead and that we’d been involved somehow, it just hit home. They haven’t been looking for Madeleine.’”
The Portuguese police. What they do to you?
Police told Mrs McCann she would serve a lighter jail sentence if she confessed to her involvement in Madeleine’s disappearance. She told of her furious reaction, saying: “I’d have fought to the death at that point. There was no way I was going to be railroaded into something.
“I felt almost invincible at that point. I just don’t know what kicked in. I just thought my children deserve that, Madeleine deserves that. Someone has to be fighting for Madeleine.”
She said she felt like a “lioness and her cubs” in her determination that she would not be separated from the twins.
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May 3rd, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Let’s see…crying with no visible tears, leaving the kids alone yet another night after the little urchin begged “why didn’t you come when we cried”, and continuing their “search” from miles away…priceless!
ed&rel.aw1425
May 2nd, 2008 at 8:35 pm
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Its nice to read something positive on here for a change!!!
May 1st, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Please pray for Madeleine and her family to be strong and that Madeleine will be home with her family.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I guess nobody has nothting to do but criticize Kate and Jerry. I think this is pathetic!!
I find this inmature and disgusting. It’s like a bunch of women are sitting around gossiping….
I can;t believe so many people are judging and weighing in on every word and appearance.
Madeleine’s parents and family love her. It’s easy to say “I would never do what they did”. It’s always easy to say after the fact.
Did you ever turn your back and your child fell off her bike and was hurt? How would you like it if this was in the papers….The public would criticize you for turning away.
Stop torturing the Mccann family and think about Madeleine. Why not spend your time helping instead of gossiping and being judgeing them for the terrible decision they made that evening. I don’t hear anyone talking about the others that left there little ones alonr that night.
And yes, I do agree it was the wrong thing to do. Can’t turn back time….They will live with this the rest of there lives.
Just because Kate said Madeleine was her buddy…stop and think. Can’t anyone read between the lines. I guess if they had a script in front of them and said what you wanted to hear you would still find something negative.
I am praying for Madeleine and her family. I suggest you do the same.
I will no longer read these comments.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Amazing….So many of you are so tired of hearing about this awful tragedy, but you still look up the latest stories and make you cruell remarks.
They already spoke of there poor judgement, and will live with this the rest of there lives. Children have been taken from there own homes while napping and the parent is ourtside doing yard work. I agree what they did was wrong. Lets get past this and remember there is a child missing and they are doing all they can to find her.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Huntly was charged on 21st AUGUST 2002, FSS where asked on 17th August 2002 to examine items.
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But the bodies had been found…
May 1st, 2008 at 3:13 pm
oh my word, Im so sick of the mccanns now, I wish they would go away .They are acting like guilty people, constantly trying to convince everyone of their innocense
May 1st, 2008 at 10:38 am
Morning….
Firestar… I did as you suggested and ‘restored settings’ but still no bookmarks. Could I have deleted them? I haven’t got any but neither can I add any. The box is not co-operating. I miss my bookmarks… especially the ’shopping’ ones.
While looking back to see if Firestar had responded I was horrified to see the posts by Ade and Delboy refering to Garth’s parents. NOT fair play at all. The Annie1 joined it…. so very very personal and really out of order. Surely its possible to bicker with Garth himself? Not slag off his parents and then even carry on after he’d gone? I know Garth can stick up for himself (and does!) but surely there’s a line?
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Re: the buggy….. I interpreted it that the night they went to the Millenium they didn’t take the buggy with them so had to carry the children back? I know the cobbles there are a nightmare to even walk on let alone push a buggy over… not a buggy friendly area at all.
The rest of it I’m not commenting on because I’m not supposed to be here and I’ll get caught up cos I have no will-power but I will keep one eye out in case Firestar can help me find my bookmarks. (i’m getting obsessive I know)
May 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
missisUSA - all on the other thread.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:27 am
Where is everyone? Fed up, feeling sick…
May 1st, 2008 at 9:02 am
Is that Beeb interview finished yet? I had to turn it over. On the 3A’s they say that they asked them a couple of tough questions, I was too busy complaining, and the phone line was engaged for a while before that…
May 1st, 2008 at 7:25 am
371 should read - older children usually do not get priority so Madeleine would probably have to walk while her baby siblings were carried. The idea of this sets off warning bells of likely extreme parental stress. beep beep beep -I’m off now
May 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am
I listened to the Sun journalist Gaunt on Talksport. This discussion on the ‘neglect’ suggests that the media is finally taking the lid off the simmering public’s view that it is not ok to leave young children alone and that many (most) British parents don’t do it. It is hands up to those who do increasingly narrowing the group of parents down to the McCanns and a few selfish parents. Instead of presenting K and G as Mr and Mrs Britain there is a growing detachment from these sad, foolish parents. imo new parents should not be in any encouraged to accept a neglectful parenting model.
off now CU Later
May 1st, 2008 at 7:09 am
Mornin’ all - quiet this am
Brandonflours
Although it is incredible that parents of young children would go anywhere let alone a holiday without a buggy to carry 3 young children, if you assume that it is correct (and that the photos are of buggy’s bought/borrowed later) then what a bombshell this is!
It again suggests poor parenting, poor anticpation of the need for a buggy as well as no plans to take your kids anywhere outside the creche .
It is more interesting though to think of the scenario May 2 of 2 adults walking back from the Millenium club with 3 tired, whinging, fairly heavy children all wanting to be carried by parents who would have other things to carry eg. nappy bag, maybe bucket and spades, drinks. Older children usually get priorty so you could imagine a highly stressed situation with heavy, tired, whinging children wanting carrying by parents with sore backs, with parents seriously regretting the decision to go on holiday without a buggy.
Does anyone know how far it is from the Milennium to apartment 5a?
Incredible though it is not to have a buggy for young children/babies on hols, it may be an important context to explain Madeleine’s disappearance, imo.
CU later .
May 1st, 2008 at 2:57 am
A little bit bored with the Mcc adventures… to be frank.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:28 am
Through You Tube I try to follow yesterda’s interview of the couple but the soung is so bad.
Are you having the same trouble?
May 1st, 2008 at 12:12 am
shattered night everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 1st, 2008 at 12:06 am
Nosey
I am so confused!!!
Was batman on earlier??
May 1st, 2008 at 12:04 am
Brandon - the wrong one - come back home lovey and tell me why you felt sorry for them..
May 1st, 2008 at 12:01 am
I dont know what thread I is on!!!!!!!!!!
April 30th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
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Muddler She Wrote Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
357 Chatelaine
358 Noseycow
i hope you’re not confusing me with someone else.
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Sorry, Muddler. Just understood you’d be taking a well-deserved break of whatever you’re doing and go to Portugal. I’d go there, if I could break away …
But you’re right, of course, about soliciting questions for the McC’s. And, if any of them would make it to the broadcast, indeed the most pregnant ones would be: when will you be going to Portugal, participate in the reconstruction and answer all questions?
Good night.
April 30th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
anyone actually believe they are innocent now? i think they’ve both been to drama school
April 30th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Muddler - but the promised to return when ever the PJ wanted them to. They will do ANYTHING to aid the investigation. No stone will be left unturned…
April 30th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
back in a couple of hours.
r u on night watch, Brandon Flours?
April 30th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
357 Chatelaine
358 Noseycow
i hope you’re not confusing me with someone else. i just think it LUDICROUS and entirely inappropriate that the British press would ENTERTAIN the idea of a Q&A session with two persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation! it is a criminal investigation, after all, and the only question worth putting to the McCanns by anyone, for that matter, is when are you going next to Portimao? the questions to be put to them in Portimao, Portugal are the only ones that matters in this case and something the press and the suspects themselves know by now!
April 30th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
whos up????????
April 30th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Muddler - I hope you’re taking an ipod touch.
April 30th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
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Muddler She Wrote Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
“[...] give me a break! Portimao, Portugal awaits….
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Keep us posted!
April 30th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
and what’s this about Sky inviting questions for the McCanns? did we have a Q&A session with Karen Matthews et al? with Ian Huntley? with Jack the Ripper?
give me a break! Portimao, Portugal awaits….
April 30th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
WELL - I really am not one to question another and what they say - but that pair of self opinionated, arrogant folk take the biscuit. If Madeleine WAS abducted, then the performance tonight, in my humble opinion would put doubts in the mind of a saint. the phrase “thou protesteth too much” springs to mind. I know that ultimately Shannon Matthews mum was charged - but quite honestly, and bearing in mind that she was considered (in the most respectful way) to be “less inteligent” than the Drs. - well - just in my opinion of course, she made a much more convincing “performance” than the Drs did tonight. I am torn between the devil and the deep blue sea in my mind. I hope to God she is still alive, but the thought of her being abducted for use by some vile paedophile just does not bear thinking about…..Whether or not the McCanns know what happened - I lay the blame firmly on their shoulders. Who in their right mind would even CONSIDER leaving children who aledgedly questioned their mother as to why she was missing the night before when they cried. In my opinion, the anguish and wretched look on the face of the McCannMum is plain and simple - it is the face of GUILT - she left those kids - he did too, but any mother who had had that conversation with her 3 year old (and I dont remember Kate denying the talk about the previous night’s crying) deserves to rot for even considering leaving them again, let alone actually doing it. I understand the motives behind ones who are so angry that they feel a need to send them hate mail. Not that it does any good - the McCanns have convinced themselves that they did nothing wrong……..there cant be many folk who have been convinced
April 30th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Thaught this was the new thread….