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| Christmas message for Madeleine | Christmas message for Madeleine |
| (about 8 hours later) | |
| The parents of Madeleine McCann have sent a Christmas message to their missing daughter in a new video appeal for information. | The parents of Madeleine McCann have sent a Christmas message to their missing daughter in a new video appeal for information. |
| Kate and Gerry McCann say their only Christmas wish is to have their daughter back. | Kate and Gerry McCann say their only Christmas wish is to have their daughter back. |
| Madeleine, four, vanished from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3 May. | |
| The couple remain official suspects, but have always denied any involvement in her disappearance. | |
| 'Despair and anguish' | 'Despair and anguish' |
| The worldwide appeal, recorded at their home in Rothley, Leicestershire, includes previously unseen clips of Madeleine filmed last Christmas. | |
| The McCanns promoted an appeal hotline number | |
| In one she is shown opening a parcel containing a pink suitcase which she took on holiday in May. | |
| The couple believe their daughter is still alive, and have employed private investigators in their search for her. | |
| In the first part of the video the couple talk about the possibility that someone knows what happened to their daughter. | |
| They make a direct appeal to such a person to end their "despair and anguish". | They make a direct appeal to such a person to end their "despair and anguish". |
| Mr McCann says: "This special time of year is all about families coming together with love and peace. | Mr McCann says: "This special time of year is all about families coming together with love and peace. |
| "Clearly for us and the rest of our family it's going to be the hardest Christmas imaginable without Madeleine here." | "Clearly for us and the rest of our family it's going to be the hardest Christmas imaginable without Madeleine here." |
| Appealing for information, Kate McCann says: "You must understand that you hold the key to ending all this despair and anguish, for both us and Madeleine. | Appealing for information, Kate McCann says: "You must understand that you hold the key to ending all this despair and anguish, for both us and Madeleine. |
| "At this time of year, when so many families are coming together we beg you to help us be reunited with Madeleine. | "At this time of year, when so many families are coming together we beg you to help us be reunited with Madeleine. |
| "Please do the right thing and come forward." | "Please do the right thing and come forward." |
| 'Love you' | |
| Speaking directly to Madeleine, Kate McCann said it "seems unlikely that you'll hear this but, just in case, it's Mummy and Daddy here... | |
| "Just know how much we love you, Madeleine. We all miss you so much." | |
| She said Madeleine's brother and sister, two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie, "talk about you all the time every day". | |
| Mrs McCann added: "We're doing everything we can, Madeleine, to find you and there are so many good and very kind people helping us. | Mrs McCann added: "We're doing everything we can, Madeleine, to find you and there are so many good and very kind people helping us. |
| "Our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again and we're hoping and praying that that will happen." | "Our only Christmas wish is for you to be back with us again and we're hoping and praying that that will happen." |
| The couple appeal for anyone with information to call a confidential hotline run by a Spain-based private detective agency. | The couple appeal for anyone with information to call a confidential hotline run by a Spain-based private detective agency. |