Daily Mail Headline; says: 'As she prepared for another heartbreaking milestone, Madeleine McCann's mother has told how her world 'fell apart'. It has been four months since Madeleine vanished from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz on the Algarve. Kate McCann said she could scarcely believe so long had passed since she last heard her "beautiful" daughter's giggle. Yesterday she and Gerry attended mass at the tiny whitewashed church in Praia da Luz and was comforted by regulars in the congregation.Mrs McCann said earlier: "It is four months since Gerry and I have heard our daughter laugh, seen her smile, read her a story, given her a cuddle. Four months of not knowing what our beautiful daughter has had to endure. Four months since that cold night when our world fell apart."
The 39-year-old GP vowed to continue searching for Madeleine, even though the McCanns are preparing to wind down their daily campaign in the Algarve and return home to Rothley, Leicestershire.
She said: "We believe Madeleine was taken alive from her bed. We don't know who took her, why she was taken or where she is. As parents, we cannot give up on our daughter until we know what has happened. We have to keep doing everything we can to find her. As parents, we still believe she is alive. Each day Gerry and I get up and say, Today could be the day Madeleine comes home. We have to keep hoping. We will leave no stone unturned to find our lovely little girl."
The McCanns are campaigning for political action after learning that great swathes of Europe are havens for sex offenders. They want an EU-wide register of sex offenders and greater sharing of information about those banned from working with children.
Mrs McCann said: "Over these past terrible months, Gerry and I have learnt much about missing and abducted children. We have been shocked to learn the truth. Sex offenders can roam around with no checks."
