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Kate McCann's secret diary: 'How can I go on knowing Madeleine's life could have ended like this?'

HOMEPAGE NEWS REPORTS INDEX KATE & GERRY MCCANN NEWS SEPTEMBER 2008
Original Source:MAIL: 14 SEPTEMBER 2008

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 1:38 PM on 14th September 2008

FIRST VERSION

Kate McCann's deepest thoughts have been laid bare in a private journal documenting her darkest days following the disappearance of daughter Madeleine.

 

Bleak thoughts of paedophiles, frustration at the Portuguese police and the daily struggle to keep the rest of her family together are just some of the frank and painful admissions, penned between April and July 2007.

 

The secret diary reveals for the first time the depth of personal despair and heartbreak faced by Kate and Gerry - and the strength their Catholic faith has given them.

 

At the height of the smear campaign against the McCanns, Portuguese investigators made extracts from Kate's diary public, deliberately selected in a bid to portray the couple as cold and dispassionate.

 

However, the full context of the journal has now been revealed in the News of the World.

 

The diary starts while Madeleine is still with the family, detailing the ordinary routine of family life.

 

On the day Madeliene disappeared the diary entry documents the children's bedtime at the apartment in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz - where the family were staying during their holiday.

 

Kate reveals how she gave her children milk and biscuits before reading Madeleine a bedtime story.

 

It goes on to say: 'Kisses goodnight for M (Madeleine). Pulled the door to as far as possible without shutting it. Silence. Dry hair. Put make-up on. Glass of wine. Restaurant.'

 

Kate and Gerry then left the children alone and asleep to dine with friends. Just hours later Madeleine was gone, believed to have been snatched from the apartment.

 

On May 4 - the day after Madeleine's disappearance - Kate documents the couple's first visit to the police station, after a frantic night of searching.

 

She says: 'Nobody from the police introduced themselves. Nobody offered us a drink or food. All the police dressed informally and smoking. No sympathy was shown and far from inspiring.'

 

In the days after Madeleine's disappearance, Kate talks of the couple's desperation and the struggle to remain strong for their two other children, twins Sean and Amelie.

 

She also reveals how the couple put on a 'presentable and healthy' air when facing the press - and how the family marked Madeleine's fourth birthday on May 12 with a special mass at a church in Praia da Luz.

 

However on May 30, after nearly four weeks since their daughter went missing, Kate's inner turmoil threatens to overwhelm her.

 

She says: 'Tomorrow it will be four weeks since Madeleine was taken. Four weeks since we saw our special little girl. We are not certain we will ever see her again, but know that we have to keep up our hope and strength - for the others, at least. Exhausted. I love you so much Madeleine. You must come back.'

 

Just two days later, her thoughts become darker.

 

On June 1 she writes: 'Can't stop thinking about Madeleine, about her fear and pain.

 

'How can I go on knowing that her life could have ended like this? This week I have been quite overtaken by black thoughts.

 

'Please God, bring her back.'

 

The month of June documents the McCanns' attempts to retain some element of normal life for the sake of Sean and Amelie.

 

They go for the occasional jog, spend time playing with the twins - but Madeleine is constantly in their thoughts.

 

Any feeling of joy - however small - is tinged with guilt and regret that Madeleine is not there to share in it too.

 

'How can this end well now?'

 

Kate reveals how she wrote to JK Rowling for help in keeping Madeleine's plight in the public eye and how thoughts of paedophiles made her want to 'tear at my own skin'.

 

She tells how both Gordon Brown and Tony Blair - along with wife Cherie - phoned the couple to offer their support.

 

This was also around the time that the McCanns were subjected to the beginnings of a smear campaign by the Portuguese police, who claimed fundamental evidence had been lost because the crime scene  had been contaminated by the McCanns themselves.

 

Throughout the diary, the depth of the McCann's Catholic faith is evident and shows how it has given them strength.

 

Entries are littered with pleas to God and detailing their frequent visits to mass.

 

Kate also reflects on the difficulties she had in conceiving Madeleine, recalling the IVF treatment.

 

Her entries are scattered with signs that the couple are losing hope.

 

On June 23 she writes: 'Will we ever see her again? How can this end well now? She's so precious. God, I need you to do something soon. I'm so desperate and suffering so much.'

 

During that month Kate talks of how she received two books of messages from the public.

 

While the majority of the messages were supportive she was shocked by three horrible messages - one which simply said 'RIP Madeleine' and another which was written by a former police officer.

 

As time goes on the diary becomes less about documenting the couple's struggle and more of a tool to communicate with her daughter.

 

More and more messages to Madeleine appear in the entries and Kate also talks of her difficulties maintaining relationships with friends from home, with the exception of those directly involved in the case.

 

'Today I washed Cuddle Cat. I was hoping not to do until Madeleine retruns'

 

On July 12 Kate reveals her deep hatred for the person who took Madeleine and the significant moment she had to wash the youngster's favourite toy, Cuddle Cat, which still had on it the faint scent of her daughter.

 

She said: 'I hate the person who took my Madeleine - the same one who has caused all this trouble, who made us feel worthless and mistrustful and mainly who has frightened my beautiful Madeleine. I will never forgive that person/those people for this. Never.

 

'Today I washed Cuddle Cat. I was hoping not to do it until Madeleine returns, but it was now quite quite dirty and smelly, unfortunately without the smell of Madeleine on it.'

 

That month the couple are also faced with the harsh reality that their daughter might be dead when it is suggested that Madeleine is buried by a cliff.

 

Kate continues to document the torment of losing Madeleine while trying to keep a normal family life for Sean and Amelie.

 

In her last entry on July 31 before her diary was seized by the Portuguese police she said: 'My sweetheart, my darling, my love, my companion. I love you more than anything. I'm going to dream that I'm lying by your side - moments I'll always cherish and I long to have again.' 

2nd Version

September 2007

01 MAIL-13-09-2007

Kate McCann's Madeleine diaries could fetch £1 million from publishers

 

July 2008

02

CORREIO DA MANHA 26-07-2008

Kate forced political pressure Revelations – Maddie's mother's notes prove Goncalo Amaral right
     
03 CORREIO DA MANHA 27-07-2008 Secrets of Kate: Walks were staged
     
04 CORREIO DA MANHA 27-07-2008 Kate managed the news and controlled the English
     
05 CORREIO DA MANHA 28-07-2008 Kate irritated with the PJ on the first day
     
06

CORREIO DA MANHA 28-07-2008

Policeman irritates Kate for not offering coffee
     
07 SUN 28-07-08 Kate's Maddie diaries leaked
     
08

CORREIO DA MANHA 29-07-2008

Kate tried everything to accuse Murat
     
09

CORREIO DA MANHA1-29-7-2008

Kate tried everything to accuse Murat -1
     
10

CORREIO DA MANHA 30-7-2008

McCanns pressure PJ
     
11

CORREIO DA MANHA 31-07-2008

Kate tried to hide twins' tantrums
 

August 2008

12

CORREIO_DA_MANHA 01-08-2008

Kate McCann devalued clues
     
13

CORREIO_DA_MANHA1 -01-08-2008

Kate devalued 'leads' of Maddie  
 

September 2008

14 ANTENA3 11-09-2008 Kate McCann was obsessed with getting her children to sleep
     
15 NEWS OF THE WORLD 14-09-2008 Read Kate  McCann's diary
     
16 MAIL 14-09-2008 Kate McCann's secret diary: 'How can I go on knowing Madeleine's life could have ended like this?'
     
17 MAIL1 14-09-2008 My sweetheart, my darling...Kate McCann's secret Madeleine diary revealed Daily Mail
     
18 TELEGRAPH_15_09_2008 Madeleine McCann: Kate McCann's diary reveals anguish of losing her
     
19 EXPRESS- 15-09-2008 HEARTBREAK DIARY REVEALS KATE'S ANGER AND DESPAIR
     
20 GUARDIAN 18-09-08 News of the World in hot water for publishing Kate McCann's diaries
     
21 MIRROR-19-09-2008

Kate McCann furious at publication of diary in Sunday tabloid

     
22 SUN-19-09-2008 Kate McCann: An apology
     
23 NEWS OF THE WORLD 20-09-08 Kate McCann apology
     
24 SKY NEWS-21-09-2008 Paper's Apology Over Kate's Diary
     
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