Poignant message to Madeleine McCann on her 18th birthday

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Poignant Message To Madeleine Mccann On Her 18Th Birthday
Missing Madeleine McCann. Photo: PA Media
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By Tess de la Mare, PA

The campaign group keeping the memory of missing Madeleine McCann alive has vowed it is “never going to give up” its search as it marked her 18th birthday.

The well-known image of Madeleine in a pink sun hat was posted on the Official Find Madeleine Campaign Facebook group with the words “Happy 18th Birthday Madeleine!”

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It was captioned: “We love you and we’re waiting for you and we’re never going to give up.”

The post had received 11,000 “likes” and more than a thousand comments by Wednesday evening.

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Happy 18th Birthday Madeleine!

Posted by Official Find Madeleine Campaign on Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Madeleine was three years old when she went missing on May 3rd, 2007 while on holiday in Portugal.

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Last week, her parents Kate and Gerry said every May that passes is a “reminder of years passed, of years together lost, or stolen”.

In a post on the Find Madeleine Facebook page, they said that Covid-19 has made the past year even harder, but thanked the police for continuing their investigation.

“We hang on to the hope, however small, that we will see Madeleine again. As we have said repeatedly, we need to know what has happened to our lovely daughter, no matter what,” the couple said.

“We still receive so many positive words and good wishes despite the years that have gone by. It all helps and for that we are truly grateful – thank you.”

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