I'm tempted to say that this is turning into a bit of a circus (the private detective doesn't help matters because of the way she looks, but looks are deceiving), but I'll reserve judgement until the DNA results come through. At least DNA results in these situations can provide irrefutable proof and closure. It's concerning that Julia says she doesn't want anything to do with her mother even if the DNA results show that she is her biological mother. This needs looked into and investigated. I just hope that this young woman isn't so ill or so desperate for attention, that she would be prepared to tell outright lies. I heard she wants to be a singer, so it's possible she wants to be famous and the centre of attention. Is this a stunt to generate that attention and get her noticed? I certainly hope not.
I think a horrible precedent has been set here Mr A. There is no reason for any such "circus" - I think that is the appropriate word to use - to occur under any circumstances in which identity issues are concerned.
Such a situation is easily resolved in this DNA age and can be carried out discretely and with a measure of sensitivity.
Just how much are the families of missing people be forced to take? In this instance it is Madeleine's family and it worries me that in all of this very little thought or concern for them has been exhibited.
I cannot imagine what pains this family has suffered over the last sixteen years. I cannot imagine what they went though when Scotland Yard started digging in Luz in 2014. I cannot imagine how they are continuing to function as they wait for the outcome of the current situation.
I don't think they or any future family should be subjected to someone else's trauma when they have more than enough of their own to be getting on with.