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| The parents of Madeleine McCann have released the last video clips taken of their daughter before her disappearance in Portugal nearly four weeks ago. | The parents of Madeleine McCann have released the last video clips taken of their daughter before her disappearance in Portugal nearly four weeks ago. |
| Dressed in pink and holding a rucksack, the four-year-old can be seen walking onto a flight at East Midlands Airport. | Dressed in pink and holding a rucksack, the four-year-old can be seen walking onto a flight at East Midlands Airport. |
| The mobile phone footage also shows her on an airport bus in the Algarve. | The mobile phone footage also shows her on an airport bus in the Algarve. |
| Gerry and Kate McCann are likely to begin a series of appeals across Europe after attending a general audience with the Pope on Wednesday. | |
| The couple are expected to head for Italy on Tuesday on a private plane provided by a well-wisher before their meeting with Pope Benedict XVI . | |
| They will have a few moments to talk to the Pope at the end of the audience. | |
| It will be the first time Mrs McCann has left the resort of Praia da Luz since her daughter's disappearance 26 days ago. | |
| The couple travelled to the resort on 28 April with Madeleine, her brother Sean and sister Amelie, and a group of friends. | |
| 'So excited' | |
| Mrs McCann is said to have watched the two clips of her daughter regularly since Madeleine was abducted from their holiday apartment on 3 May. | |
| "She was dead excited about going away with the rest of the kids, it was her first time to Portugal," Mrs McCann said. | "She was dead excited about going away with the rest of the kids, it was her first time to Portugal," Mrs McCann said. |
| "We all had to have our own rucksacks - even Sean and Amelie - it was quite funny. And Madeleine was acting like a big girl, she was so excited." | "We all had to have our own rucksacks - even Sean and Amelie - it was quite funny. And Madeleine was acting like a big girl, she was so excited." |
| The short clips were taken by one of the family's friends and show Madeleine boarding the flight to Faro airport and sitting on an airport bus with her brother and sister. | The short clips were taken by one of the family's friends and show Madeleine boarding the flight to Faro airport and sitting on an airport bus with her brother and sister. |
| The McCanns thanked the public after viewing the poster | The McCanns thanked the public after viewing the poster |
| Madeleine can be seen clutching her Barbie rucksack and holding hands with another girl as she boards the aircraft. | Madeleine can be seen clutching her Barbie rucksack and holding hands with another girl as she boards the aircraft. |
| At one point, she loses her footing and slips, grazing her shin. | At one point, she loses her footing and slips, grazing her shin. |
| Mr McCann said his daughter was so looking forward to her holiday to stay upset for long. | Mr McCann said his daughter was so looking forward to her holiday to stay upset for long. |
| "She was really brave. She started crying but stopped almost immediately," he said. | "She was really brave. She started crying but stopped almost immediately," he said. |
| "It was something that usually would have caused 10 minutes of crying rather than 10 seconds." | "It was something that usually would have caused 10 minutes of crying rather than 10 seconds." |
| The release of the footage comes a day after a giant poster designed to publicise the appeal for Madeleine was unveiled on a beach at Praia da Luz. | The release of the footage comes a day after a giant poster designed to publicise the appeal for Madeleine was unveiled on a beach at Praia da Luz. |
| The inflatable billboard will be set up around the Algarve, Spain and other places in Europe. | |