Kate and Gerry chose not to attend Friday night s church prayers but instead escaped on a secret much needed break to stop being photographed by supporters and invited media.
It has been 17 years since Madeleine McCann vanished from her holiday apartment in Portugal. Her parents Kate and Gerry were absent from a vigil marking the anniversary, while Polish woman Julia Wendall travelled to Britain
A woman who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann travelled from Poland to the UK to attend a vigil marking 17 years since the young girl's disappearance.
Julia Wendell, 22, became infamous last year after she claimed on social media she was the missing girl, who disappeared from Praia da Luz in Portugal on May 3 2007.