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McCann's prepare to mark anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance

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The family of missing Madeleine McCann will be marking the anniversary of her disappearance by attending a church service. It will have been six years on Friday since Madeleine, then aged three, was snatched from an apartment building in the Portuguese resort of Praia de Luz. Father Keith Tomlinson, the Roman Catholic priest in the McCann's home village of Rothley, said Sacred Heart Church would be holding a special service. He said: "There will be a service at Rothley at 8.30pm on Friday for Madeleine McCann to mark the anniversary of her disappearance. "There's been a service every year around the time Madeleine was taken and the family come as well as parishioners from this church and the Anglican and Baptist churches in Rothley. "We all come together to pray for Madeleine and all missing children." Madeleine's disappearance sparked an international hunt and speaking during a television interview this morning, her parents said their belief was still as strong as ever that their daughter would be found. Kate and Gerry McCann appeared on ITV's Daybreak and spoke about their relationship and how they had managed to stay together and support each other. Kate replied: "We've had tremendous support and that's been the main thing that's carried us through. "Obviously it's a huge, traumatic event, something like this. "We were strong before it happened, which was a blessing, and we've always communicated well." Gerry said: "We've not always been at the same place at the same time but our relationship is incredibly strong. "And it's not just two people going through this - there are all the people around us." During the interview they urged people going on holiday this year to take posters with them and keep the hunt going. Kate said a new review of the Portuguese police investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service meant more was being down now than in previous years. She said: "The search is very much ongoing. Nothing is slowing down. "If anything it's escalating with the work of the Met "We haven't lost hope. Our hope isn't any less that it was after the first 24 or 48 hours." Gerry added: "In some respect I think we're actually in a better position now in terms of working out what happened and having the Met involved has taken a huge amount of pressure off us. "They're doing all the things that we said needed to be done. When they're ready they'll come forward and ask the public for help."

McCann's prepare to mark anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance


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