Was Madeleine at High Tea on 3 May 2007?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZV9Ten-HkY The relevant slab in Mr Hall's documentary runs from c27.05 to c49.18, so Mr Hall devotes about 22 minutes as to whether Madeleine was alive at the time.
At the start of this, Cat Baker is used to describe High Tea. It is a process that takes place near the Tapas Bar and is attended by children, parents and crèche nannies.
Mr Hall then asserts that this High Tea was not confirmed by independent witnesses. G-Unit has produced a list of people who should have attended High Tea that day, and it is not a short list, albeit most of them did not give statements that have been released to the public.
The complete absence of a High Tea that day would take us straight into 'massive conspiracy theory'.
However, Mr Raj Balu did give a statement, and he says that his child attended the High Tea that day, and that afterwards the Tapas Bar was full, as per usual. Mr Balu socialised with his partner, his child, Mr Neil Berry, Mr Berry's wife, presumably the Berry's child, two women who did not give statements, and presumably other parents and children who were involved in the High Tea.
I may be wrong, but it seems the signing out procedure required the nanny of any particular group of children to be present to see 'her' children signed out. The basic pattern seems to require multiple nannies to attend, not just Cat Baker.
At this point there is a simple choice about that High Tea. Either, it did not take place, requiring a massive conspiracy, or it took place. I simply cannot see this particular massive conspiracy option standing up to basic scrutiny.
By this point, I have only covered Mr Hall's video from c27.05 to c28.03. There is thus a considerable way to travel, but this post is long enough, so I will leave the remainder to another time.
