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| McCanns' £1m search for Madeleine | McCanns' £1m search for Madeleine |
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| Kate and Gerry McCann have spent more than £1m trying to find their daughter Madeleine, the couple have said. | Kate and Gerry McCann have spent more than £1m trying to find their daughter Madeleine, the couple have said. |
| Advertising, website costs, legal fees and payments to several detective agencies made up the bulk of the bill. | Advertising, website costs, legal fees and payments to several detective agencies made up the bulk of the bill. |
| And Mrs McCann told the Portuguese newspaper Expresso: "We can't set a limit. A child does not have a price. We will pay what we have to." | |
| Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared aged three on holiday in the Algarve on 3 May last year. | Madeleine, of Rothley, Leicestershire, disappeared aged three on holiday in the Algarve on 3 May last year. |
| Mrs McCann said: "It just takes one person to make the one phone call we so hope for. We know she was abducted and believe someone knows or suspects something. | Mrs McCann said: "It just takes one person to make the one phone call we so hope for. We know she was abducted and believe someone knows or suspects something. |
| "We want to find her alive. But if she is dead we want to know. There's nothing in the police report that indicates anything bad has happened to her." | "We want to find her alive. But if she is dead we want to know. There's nothing in the police report that indicates anything bad has happened to her." |
| The £1m spent so far was described as a "broad figure" by family spokesman Clarence Mitchell, and came from public donations and the proceeds of a £550,000 legal payout from Express newspapers. | The £1m spent so far was described as a "broad figure" by family spokesman Clarence Mitchell, and came from public donations and the proceeds of a £550,000 legal payout from Express newspapers. |
| The family has received additional financial support from Cheshire-based businessman Brian Kennedy. | The family has received additional financial support from Cheshire-based businessman Brian Kennedy. |
| There is a further £500,000 remaining in the Find Madeline fund, Mr Mitchell added. | There is a further £500,000 remaining in the Find Madeline fund, Mr Mitchell added. |
| Madeleine photos | Madeleine photos |
| In the interview, the couple also said their three-year-old twins, who talk about their sister coming home, had helped them deal with what had happened. | In the interview, the couple also said their three-year-old twins, who talk about their sister coming home, had helped them deal with what had happened. |
| Mrs McCann said: "There are photos of Madeleine all around the house and every day we speak to the twins about her. | Mrs McCann said: "There are photos of Madeleine all around the house and every day we speak to the twins about her. |
| "She is an important part of our lives. Sean and Amelie [the twins] still speak about her and involve her in their games." | "She is an important part of our lives. Sean and Amelie [the twins] still speak about her and involve her in their games." |
| In the interview, Mrs McCann criticised detective Goncalo Amaral who led the police search for Madeleine and later wrote a book on the case. | In the interview, Mrs McCann criticised detective Goncalo Amaral who led the police search for Madeleine and later wrote a book on the case. |
| "All I will say about this, and because I'm not going to waste my time on Mr Amaral, is that as a professional and as a person his behaviour has been a disgrace." | "All I will say about this, and because I'm not going to waste my time on Mr Amaral, is that as a professional and as a person his behaviour has been a disgrace." |
| Mr McCann said they "profoundly regret" that someone saw in their actions the opportunity to take Madeleine, but insisted the couple had not been negligent. | Mr McCann said they "profoundly regret" that someone saw in their actions the opportunity to take Madeleine, but insisted the couple had not been negligent. |