{"id":72215,"date":"2025-05-03T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72215\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:00:08","slug":"madeleine-mccanns-family-share-heartbreaking-update-on-missing-daughter-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/72215\/","title":{"rendered":"Madeleine McCann&#8217;s family share heartbreaking update on missing daughter | UK | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madeleine McCann&#8217;s family has shared a rare update on the 18th anniversary of their <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Major Madeleine McCann update as prime suspect \u2018could walk free within weeks\u2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/2031374\/major-madeleine-mccann-update-prime-suspect-could-walk-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daughter&#8217;s disappearance.<\/a> Her mother, father and family wrote of their unwavering determination to leave &#8220;no stone unturned&#8221; as Madeleine&#8217;s 22nd birthday approaches on the official Find <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Madeleine McCann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/madeleine-mccann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madeleine McCann<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>In a message signed off by Kate, Gerry and the McCann family, they confirmed there was &#8220;no significant news to share&#8221;, but thanked those who have continued to support them throughout the years as they celebrate the &#8220;beautiful and unique person she is&#8221;. May marks Madeleine&#8217;s 22nd birthday, and it is also the anniversary of when she went missing from her hotel room aged three in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The family wrote: &#8220;As we arrive at the 18th anniversary of Madeleine\u2019s abduction, we\u2019d like to thank our faithful supporters once again for standing by us and never forgetting about <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Madeleine McCann\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/madeleine-mccann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madeleine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The years appear to be passing even more quickly and whilst we have no significant news to share, our determination to \u2018leave no stone unturned\u2019 is unwavering. We will do our utmost to achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;May is also Madeleine\u2019s birthday &#8211; her 22nd this year. No matter how near or far she is, she continues to be right here with us, every day, but especially on her special day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to \u2018celebrate\u2019 her as the very beautiful and unique person she is. We miss her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">The family also paid tribute to the charity, Missing People, as well as organisations that help to bring home <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Missing person\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/missing-person\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abducted children.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They wrote: &#8220;We continue to remember all missing children and their families, both here in the UK and abroad, thinking especially of all the children displaced from their homes &amp; families in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/ukraine\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> &amp; Gaza at this time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re very grateful to the UK Charity, \u2018<a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missingpeople.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missing People<\/a>\u2019 for their ongoing, invaluable work, &amp; to all organisations, charities and police forces who remain committed, despite many challenges and limited resources, to finding &amp; bringing home the many missing and abducted children.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madeleine McCann&#8217;s family has shared a rare update on the 18th anniversary of their daughter&#8217;s disappearance. 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