Madeleine Cash decision expected later: Can Kate and Gerry McCann use the funds for legal costs

Although parents of Madeleine Kate and Gerry McCann have already said that they will not use the money from the campaign fund to pay for their legal costs, trustees of the fund which stands at £1 million will still meet later and then decide in principle as to whether Madeleine’s parents could use the funds if they needed.

We will find out at 6pm today as to what the decision is, the director of the Madeleine Fund, Esther McVey said that the meeting had to go ahead as the Madeleine Fund was set up to provide full financial assistance for Madeleine’s family. Esther has said that what the meaning of support actually means

We must stress that Kate and Gerry McCann have already made a decision not to use the funds for their legal fees.

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