A spokesman for the pair have told Sky News Online that Christmas will just be another day without Madeleine, and their focus is on finding the vanished girl. Reports in a national newspaper claimed the family would leave presents for her under the Christmas tree in the hope she would be home in time to unwrap them.
But their spokesman Clarence Mitchell dismissed the claims as "emotional guff". He said: "We haven't finalised plans for Christmas. We will speak about Christmas when the time is right. Christmas will just be another day for Kate and Gerry. Let's get Madeleine home first - and then we can talk about Christmas. At the moment Kate and Gerry live from day to day, and one day isn't different from any other."
He added: "If she's still missing at Christmas, then of course it's going to be an emotional time for them." (Sky News)
