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Madeleine McCann's mother returns to holiday spot where daughter disappeared 9 years ago to hunt for answers
22:30, 30 APR 2016
BY NICK DORMAN , TRACEY KANDOHLA
Kate made a secret visit to Praia da Luz in Portugal, where she says she feels closest to Madeleine, who went missing in May 2007 aged three
Kate McCann, mother of missing Madeleine MacCannKate McCann has returned to Portugal
Madeleine McCann’s mother has returned to the holiday spot where her daughter vanished nine years ago.
Kate made a secret visit to Praia da Luz in Portugal, where she says she feels closest to Madeleine, who went missing in May 2007 aged three.
The former GP wandered the streets “looking for answers”. She believes her daughter is still in the country.
She and her family, from Rothley, Leics, face the ninth anniversary of Madeleine’s disappearance on Tuesday.
A friend said: “Kate went back to Praia da Luz last month. She didn’t make a big fuss but just went quietly.
"She likes to stroll along the beach and relive the happier memories of her and Madeleine together.”
In an interview in February Kate, 48, said: “I’ve always said Praia da Luz is the place where I feel closest to her.
"I go back a couple of times a year. I still walk those streets, I guess to try to look for answers.”
Kate believes she could still be alive, but fears “no one will recognise my Madeleine any more” and is considering having new age-progression images created of her
It is not known if her husband, heart doctor Gerry, 47, and their 11-year-old twins Sean and Amelie, accompanied Kate on her latest pilgrimage.
Family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Kate and Gerry will never give up searching for their daughter.”
