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Maddy's father: it's time to grieve

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Original Source: SCOTSMAN: 10 JUNE 2007
Published Date: 10 June 2007  CAROLINE GAMMELLIN PRAIA DA LUZ
 

THE anguished parents of Madeleine McCann are to pause their high-profile campaign to find their daughter this week to give themselves time to grieve.

 

As it emerged that internet giant Google was considering changing its world-famous logo to depict the abducted four-year-old's distinctive eyes, Kate and Gerry McCann said that once they had returned from Morocco on Tuesday they would "take stock" and decide what to do next.

 

The couple have travelled across Europe to raise the profile of the four-year-old's disappearance from the Algarve resort town of Praia da Luz 38 days ago and will leave for Morocco today.

 

Mr McCann said last night he was finding it increasingly hard to control his feelings: "There's been a lot of emotion in the last 10 days. In the first few weeks when I slipped into dark moments of despair I was finding it quite easy to emotionally switch a light back on, but I've been finding it increasingly difficult to do.

 

"More importantly, I don't want to do that anymore. I want to be able to grieve and let those emotions out."

 

The main countries where appeals might help had been covered, but now it was time for a break, he said.

 

"We'll still meet with the Portuguese police as we have done fairly regularly and with the British police," Mr McCann said. "But it is definitely going to be a period of reflection. We can't keep doing the same thing week after week, the coverage will dwindle away.

 

"What we want to be sure of is that what we put our energy into is effective."

 

Mrs McCann said speaking in public about the search for her daughter was a useful "distraction, but it's time to step back from that".

 

The couple plan to stay in the Algarve at least until the end of the summer or until Madeleine is found. But at some point they will have to make the painful decision to go home.

 

Mr McCann said: "There's been a lot of talking and thinking about that going on behind the scenes. We will not give up, but there will be a different way of doing things.

 

"I can see myself having to go back to the UK to meet with people, it is just more efficient to do things over there."

 

But returning home to the Leicestershire village of Rothley would be "very, very hard. The last time I was back, I couldn't even go into the house and I found it hard enough going to Rothley".

 

Mrs McCann said the couple woke every morning hoping it would be the day Madeleine was found.

 

"I do actually feel close to Madeleine here [in Portugal]. She could actually be further away from here than she is from the UK but I feel emotionally close to her here.

 

"People have told me that I could do the same, if not more, back in the UK, but I can't face leaving."

 

The McCann family said Google had now been asked to help in the worldwide search for Madeleine.

 

Bosses at the internet search engine are discussing whether to replace the "double-o" in the famous Google logo with Madeleine's distinctive eyes. Under the plan, the familiar graphic would also feature one of the yellow ribbons that has become a feature of the campaign.

 

Madeleine's uncle John McCann, from Glasgow, said he was hoping the customising could be done by June 22 - which would be the 50th day since she disappeared.

 

If the internet firm agrees, the search for Madeleine could reach up to 300 million internet users per day.

 

"We would like them to do it around whatever countries they can manage it. It would be very useful, and we are waiting to hear," McCann said.

 

Kate and Gerry McCann, both doctors, are expected to move out of the Mark Warner Ocean Club resort this week to more permanent accommodation, along with their two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie, who were sleeping beside Madeleine on the night of the abduction.

 

The apartment from where Madeleine was snatched has been cleaned for the first time since she was taken and the police cordons around it removed.

 

The McCanns will fly to Rabat in Morocco today for a final media push to help find Madeleine.

 

Mrs McCann is particularly keen to go because she believes its proximity to Portugal could make it an important part of the investigation.

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