LONDON — The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are marking the 18th birthday of their daughter on Wednesday, just over 14 years since she disappeared on holiday in Portugal. A 2011 inquiry into press standards heard that the then-editor of the UK’s Daily Express newspaper decided the Madeleine McCann story was the only one he was interested in putting on the front page. Despite the high-profile nature of Madeleine’s disappearance and media coverage since, Wednesday’s anniversary is expected to be a muted affair. A week before Madeleine’s birthday, in a message coinciding with the 14th anniversary of her disappearance, Kate and Gerry McCann wrote of the years that had been “lost or stolen” with their daughter. London’s Metropolitan Police continue to treat Madeleine’s disappearance as a missing person inquiry and said investigations were ongoing.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 12, 2021 07:07 UTC