Four days have now passed since the Sun ran with the story as noted in the opening post. To date it seems no-one else has bothered. False news? or the Sun being at least four days ahead of the pack? or the sceptics having their wish granted that the main stream media are bored at last and will print no more?
Obviously in my opinion, Kate and Gerry would not be discussing the present police investigation under any circumstances and every aspect of their lives must be centred on that at the moment.
So what else is there to say in an interview which hasn't been said before? Or what questions based on prior knowledge might now be prejudicial to Madeleine's case if answered or not answered in accordance with Kate and Gerry's current knowledge?
Bearing in mind they are being kept fully informed of developments.
My heart went out to Katrice Lee's mother, Sharon, who in my opinion spoke for all the others as she told The Sun that Katrice was ‘gone in a matter of seconds’ and describing her life since as:‘It’s living a nightmare that you never wake up from'.
If anyone is disappointed that Kate and Gerry apparently won't be giving an interview this anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance they will be able to get a measure of the despair they may be feeling if they read Sharon Lee's thoughts on the lifetime she has missed with her daughter Katrice and as the police make another attempt to find out what happened to her, as follows ...
‘Nearly 37 years ago we became members of an exclusive club we didn’t ask for membership of – we became parents of a missing daughter.
‘I would dearly love to be able to revoke that membership. although I would like a fairytale ending to our story, I fully appreciate that might not be.
‘But at the end of the day, we will have closure and any emotions that come from that closure we will learn to live with and deal with as we have for the past nearly 37 years.
‘The next five weeks is a double-edged sword for us as a family.
‘We desperately want Katrice to be found but we also know that if anything is discovered during this search then my daughter’s (life) would have been ended in very unsavoury circumstances. That’s another emotion we have learn to live with.’ Sharon Lee
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-daily-mail/20180501/282033327814498It is not the exclusive club, as described above, membership of which we would be envious. Which in my opinion makes any speculation regarding the interaction with the media unknown territory to those of us blessed never to have known the experience of reliance on it to promote our child's case.
In my opinion whatever action Kate and Gerry may take is for them and them alone to decide and one can only wonder at the criticism being directed at them particularly as it is said accurately or not, that they may be acting on police advice.
