![night terrors on the ward this is the police 2 night terrors on the ward this is the police 2](https://postcourier.com.pg/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Police.gif)
They have been actively campaigning here on our behalf with poster distribution, contacting media and liasing with companies to get advertising space for large posters of Madeleine. We did manage to catch up with a few friends briefly who we know from the year we lived in Amsterdam.
#NIGHT TERRORS ON THE WARD THIS IS THE POLICE 2 TV#
We unfortunately had to miss 2 TV programmes as we arrived in Amsterdam 3 hours late, very tired and emotionally drained. We diverted to the embassy in Berlin but it turned out to be nothing of interest. We had to delay our onward flight to Amsterdam because of some information received by the police, which we needed to be consulted on.
![night terrors on the ward this is the police 2 night terrors on the ward this is the police 2](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2021/10/Ben-Gvir-Odeh-e1634645160424.jpg)
He is very popular and such public backing should help our appeal. He asked us what he could do for us and following this meeting asked German tourists who were in the Algarve around the time of Madeleine's abduction to come forward. Following this we met the Mayor of Berlin who is a very powerful and charismatic politician. Firstly, we saw the deputy justice minister for Germany who gave us reassurances regarding the investigation. After the media we met with a couple of politicians in private. The German interviewers are a little more direct with their questions but I was still surprised by the question as to whether Kate and I may be involved in Madeleine's abduction! Hopefully our answers removed any doubt on that score and that our sole focus in all of the family campaigning is to get Madeleine back. There has also been a little bit of criticism in the German press about the amount of media coverage but this did not seem to diminish the level of interest. Today seemed to go very well with huge interest in our search for Madeleine. It all helps in the search for Madeleine. Another busy programme tomorrow with TV, press, and politicians to see and then straight on to Amsterdam for more of the same. It makes us feel better knowing that we are leaving Sean and Amelie with very close loved ones whilst we are away on this short trip to appeal for further information and raise awareness of Madeleine's disappearance. Trisha would often fly down to help when she had a few days off or when her and Sandy were en route to Cambridge. This has been really important when I have been on-call at weekends and Kate would have been left looking after the three of them on her own. Kates parents have been a huge help to us, especially since the twins were born, often driving down to Leicestershire for the weekend to help with the kids. They were really happy to see Grandma and Grandad, whom they are used to seeing every few weeks in England. We sang happy birthday and blew the candles out together which Sean and Amelie really enjoyed. However Sean and Amelie made me a birthday card on behalf of them and Madeleine and Trisha made a fruit flan. I had completely forgotten that it is my birthday today, it is anything but a happy one. We managed to spend a couple of hours with them before heading off for Berlin. Kates parents arrived today to see the kids and us. It is good to talk face to face especially with so much speculation in the media.
![night terrors on the ward this is the police 2 night terrors on the ward this is the police 2](https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/GX1IKL8z9PQ/mqdefault.jpg)
I am sure all the people who have chosen to continue their holliday here, rather than take an alternative location, know about Madeleine’s disappearance and don’t need a further reminder. The t-shirts were brought over by Phil and later on I thought better about wearing it around the resort she was taken from. As well as some reports from Crimewatch, you may see a picture of me in a green and yellow find Madeleine t-shirt in tomorrow's paper. This was a very good opportunity to recap on all the information which is in the public domain and re-emphasise the appeal, especially since the description of a suspect seen carrying a child was released by the Portuguese police after the initial British appeal. Tonigh, we were interviewed for Crimeatch which will be shown on BBC1 tomorrow night. On Thurs night there is a music festival in aid of Madeleine in nearby Lagos which we will be attending. It will be a very busy schedule similar to Madrid. Leaving tomorrow night and coming back Thurs afternoon. Busier day today with travel arrangements for Berlin and Amsterdam finalised.