Mirror: Kate praying for Madeleine's safe return

**bb1** Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:22 am

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/madeleine-mccann-kate-praying-safe-2931683

By Tracey Kandohla
Madeleine McCann: Kate is praying for safe return of missing Maddie this Christmas
16 Dec 2013 00:00
Mum Kate McCann prepares for seventh Christmas without missing daughter Madeleine McCann by praying for her return

Kate McCann has told how she is praying for daughter Madeleine’s safe return this Christmas, during a moving tribute to families of lost loved ones.

She revealed her hope while giving strength to parents facing the same void in their lives – as she prepares for a seventh Christmas without the eldest of her three children.

Kate, 45, spoke at a private carol service, hosted by Missing People, in London last week. The former GP, who is an ambassador for the charity, read lyrics from Billie Holiday’s I’ll Be Seeing You, including the line: “I’ll be seeing you, in all the old familiar places.”

A spokeswoman for the charity said: “Kate gave a very moving address as she united with dozens of families who are in the same, terribly sad situation. They came together in solidarity.”

Kate, of Rothley, Leics, was joined at St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square by the charity’s patron, ex-newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald, and speakers from the National Crime Agency.