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| Madeleine parents retaining hope | Madeleine parents retaining hope |
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| The parents of Madeleine McCann are vowing to stay in Portugal unless there is "absolutely no hope" of finding their missing daughter. | The parents of Madeleine McCann are vowing to stay in Portugal unless there is "absolutely no hope" of finding their missing daughter. |
| The four-year-old disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve exactly a month ago. | The four-year-old disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve exactly a month ago. |
| Gerry and Kate McCann said they had no option but to believe she was alive. | Gerry and Kate McCann said they had no option but to believe she was alive. |
| They are hoping JK Rowling might agree to include bookmarks featuring Madeleine's picture in her new Harry Potter novel, due out in July. | |
| Indirect approaches have been made to the author, who was among those to contribute to a £2.5m reward offered for information leading to the safe return of Madeleine. | Indirect approaches have been made to the author, who was among those to contribute to a £2.5m reward offered for information leading to the safe return of Madeleine. |
| "JK Rowling's public support and offers of help were prompted completely by her," Mr McCann said. | "JK Rowling's public support and offers of help were prompted completely by her," Mr McCann said. |
| The McCanns, who have also been publicising the case in other countries, are due to make appeals in Germany, the Netherlands and Morocco. | The McCanns, who have also been publicising the case in other countries, are due to make appeals in Germany, the Netherlands and Morocco. |
| Madeleine day | Madeleine day |
| Mr McCann said there is still much to do before they can consider returning to their home to Rothley, Leicestershire. | Mr McCann said there is still much to do before they can consider returning to their home to Rothley, Leicestershire. |
| "We would like to be here, obviously this is where she was abducted from, the investigation is centred around here and we certainly want to be close to that," he said. | "We would like to be here, obviously this is where she was abducted from, the investigation is centred around here and we certainly want to be close to that," he said. |
| Madeleine has now been missing for a month | Madeleine has now been missing for a month |
| "You might even argue that the hope is diminishing as time goes on but the investigation is still active and we will not give up until there is absolutely no hope." | "You might even argue that the hope is diminishing as time goes on but the investigation is still active and we will not give up until there is absolutely no hope." |
| He said the couple, who were eating at a restaurant a short distance from their apartment at the time Madeleine was taken, refused to blame each other for her disappearance. | He said the couple, who were eating at a restaurant a short distance from their apartment at the time Madeleine was taken, refused to blame each other for her disappearance. |
| "Of course we feel guilty, we feel that we've let her down, we were not there at that moment she was abducted," he said. | "Of course we feel guilty, we feel that we've let her down, we were not there at that moment she was abducted," he said. |
| The couple are, however, wary the publicity surrounding the disappearance could fade and say they may involving sport or music stars in a future Madeleine Day. | The couple are, however, wary the publicity surrounding the disappearance could fade and say they may involving sport or music stars in a future Madeleine Day. |
| "I think it would be later this year, once the media attention has dropped down to bring it back up hopefully for a short period to remind people," Mr McCann said. | "I think it would be later this year, once the media attention has dropped down to bring it back up hopefully for a short period to remind people," Mr McCann said. |