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Kate McCann tonight said she was "trying to move
forward" as a charity event was held to mark the 1,000th day since her
daughter Madeleine went missing.
Mrs McCann and her husband Gerry were joined by
celebrity supporters at the £150-a-head fundraising dinner, raffle and
auction at Kensington Roof Gardens in west London.
Speaking on the steps of the venue she said: 'We are hoping for a
positive night.
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Fundraiser: (l-r) Gerry McCann,
Martin Houghton-Brown, Chief Executive Missing People, Kate
McCann and Francis Herbert, Secretary General, Missing Children
Europe at a
Madeleine McCann fundraiser held at the Kensington Roof Gardens |
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Charitable celebrities: Gloria
Hunniford and Fiona Phillips were among the famous
guests lending their support to the McCann's fundraising event
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Asked about her feelings on the sad anniversary,
she added: 'It's obviously difficult but we are trying to move forward
to help Madeleine and all missing children.'
Madeleine was nearly four when she disappeared from
her family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in southern Portugal on
May 3 2007 while her parents dined with friends nearby.
Comedian Jack Dee, television presenters Fiona
Phillips and Gloria Hunniford and actor Peter Bowles were among the
guests.
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Support: Peter Bowls and Lord
David Steele at the Madeleine McCann fundraiser held
exactly 1,000 days after Maddie went missing |
The couple will mark the sad anniversary by
organising the launch of 1,000 glowing
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| Madeleine McCann
went missing in May 2007, 1,000 days ago today |
paper lanterns into the night sky in
Leicestershire.
The McCanns said it sometimes felt wrong that they
were coping with life without Madeleine - but added that otherwise there
would be no search for the little girl.
In a poignant statement they 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.' |
