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Are you on the vino, Canada....

(just joking)

No just at work and feeling buoyed by the Portuguese decision :-)

And rightly so.

(quite tricky making a joke out of a digital coordinator.... I couldn't have done any better)

It's actually a proper job title - I thought it was made up!

https://www.indeed.co.uk/Digital-Coordinator-jobs-in-England

Indeed it is....

Command around a 25k P/A on average. Is the fund paying for that....?

Or is Kate doing it for free.

I still think it could be Pammy - she certainly seems to have sod all to do except ward off McCann sceptics 24/7.

24 April, 2017 - Ten Years

findmadeleine.com
Ten years- there's no easy way to say it, describe it, accept it. I remember when Madeleine first disappeared I couldn’t even begin to consider anything in terms of years. Shawn Hornbeck abducted and kept hidden for over four years, Natascha Kampusch for over eight years. I couldn't go there. And now here we are...Madeleine, our Madeleine- ten years.
Most days are similar to the rest - another day. May 3rd 2017 - another day. But ten years - a horrible marker of time, stolen time.
We are bracing ourselves for the next couple of weeks. It's likely to be stressful and painful and more so given the rehashing of old 'stories', misinformation, half-truths and downright lies which will be doing the rounds in the newspapers, social media and 'special edition' TV programmes.
Media appearances are draining and on occasion, unhelpful to the only thing we want, finding Madeleine. They need to have a purpose. We could spend all our time and energy trying to defend ourselves by correcting inaccuracies and lies, but then we would have no strength left to look for Madeleine, look after our other children and to live our life.
I truly hope that those reporting on the 'story' over the next couple of weeks will have a conscience. Even if little consideration for Gerry and me is shown, they will at least bear in mind the effect such unfounded and unwarranted negativity could have on our other children - and of course Madeleine.
Thankfully, there is an active police investigation to try and find Madeleine and bring her abductor to justice. There are no new appeals that the police wish to make at this moment in time and so we are keeping any media involvement marking this unwanted milestone to a minimum.
The two themes that seem most appropriate to me as we reach this ten year mark are perseverance and gratitude: We will go on, try our hardest, never give up and make the best of the life we have.
We consider ourselves immensely fortunate to have received the love, solidarity and support from so many kind and decent people over the last decade. There have been many challenges and low points along the way but the warmth, encouragement and positivity we have experienced from the ‘quiet majority’ has undoubtedly sustained us and maintained our faith in human goodness. And while that is there, there will always be hope.
Thank you so much from all of our family.
Kate and Gerry

I've read it again and it's still a load of bollox!

"....in term of years"?

G.M "I have no doubt we will be able to sustain a high profile for Madeleines disappearance in the long term."

To me this sounds like they are not expecting positive stories over the anniversary.

I think they know that the police case is due to finish.

They also want to spin the lack of media interviews over the anniversary. I wonder whether the organisation that bought the exclusive is no longer interested? Either that, or was the interview organised by OG, which is closing early?

Even if little consideration for Gerry and me is shown, they will at least bear in mind the effect such unfounded and unwarranted negativity could have on our other children - and of course Madeleine.

Order of priority Gerry, Kate then the twins. Madeleine is an afterthought who is no longer considered to be one of their children.

I'm wondering why she has put 'story' in inverted commas, presumably it's because she is anticipating a story other than her own being told? She repeats this with 'storys' and I'm hoping this means there might be a significant shift in the focus of the narrative from the one TM story to something a bit more open ended perhaps. 'Faith', 'hope', 'strength', 'perseverance ' lots of virtuous abstract nouns, not what I was expecting and not very TM which is all about action and being seen to be doing something, so I'm finding that puzzling...

To me sounds like they no longer have Carter Ruck and C Mitchell ready at the snap of a finger to do their bidding, and they are avoiding media appearances themselves because of a large change in public opinion? Just IMO.

"It's likely to be stressful and painful and more so given the rehashing of old 'stories', misinformation, half-truths and downright lies which will be doing the rounds in the newspapers, social media and 'special edition' TV programmes.
Media appearances are draining and on occasion, unhelpful to the only thing we want, finding Madeleine. They need to have a purpose. We could spend all our time and energy trying to defend ourselves by correcting inaccuracies and lies"

It`s just another `Statement issued from Buckingham Palace`

...........  which all the subjects are supposed to hail

"All hail McCann, hail to thee Thane of Glasgow"

The statement is a change from their usual arrogant drivel ... they are definitely bracing themselves for something..

It was going to be such a big milestone, CM in Australia with those tweets and the bidding war for interviews Here are 2..

MADDIE BIDDING WAR Madeleine McCann’s family at centre of TV chat show rights scrap on 10th anniversary of tot’s disappearance
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2779529/madeleine-mccann-family-tv-10th-anniversary/



http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/588993/Maddie-McCann-parents-Kate-gerry-cash-in-claims-10th-anniversary-disappearance

Helenmeg wrote:The statement is a change from their usual arrogant drivel  ... they are definitely bracing themselves for something..

It does sound subdued....

candyfloss wrote:

Helenmeg wrote:The statement is a change from their usual arrogant drivel  ... they are definitely bracing themselves for something..

It does sound subdued....

Have a heart. Ten years without their first born, whatever the reason.

unreorganised wrote:

candyfloss wrote:

Helenmeg wrote:The statement is a change from their usual arrogant drivel  ... they are definitely bracing themselves for something..

It does sound subdued....

Have a heart. Ten years without their first born, whatever the reason.

Absolutely Un-re....it does hint at the malestrom to come and i dont doubt for a minute that so called facts have been twisted and mistepresented. That misrepresentation is no less from people who claim to support them....it always looks to me that the Macs are at the centre but not in control of their destiny...that lies with others! I hope for their sake we all get some kind of closure soon.....

unreorganised wrote:

candyfloss wrote:

Helenmeg wrote:The statement is a change from their usual arrogant drivel  ... they are definitely bracing themselves for something..

It does sound subdued....

Have a heart. Ten years without their first born, whatever the reason.

I actually feel sad for them, it does sound subdued. What I was trying to say is they are normally upbeat etc. planning, interviews and we were warned of bidding wars etc. Just seems peculiar.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4442958/Madeleine-McCann-s-parents-tell-heartache.html

'It's a horrible marker of stolen time': Missing Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry reflect on decade of heartache as 10th anniversary looms
By RICHARD SPILLETT, CRIME CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:08, 25 April 2017 | UPDATED: 10:08, 25 April 2017

I feel desperately sad for the twins. But do I feel sad for the parents..... No, I don't.

They've created this mess and they need to be held accountable for it. Sorry, but that's just my opinion.

Whatever happens now, the show must come to an end. One way or another.