According to the Mirror, Kate McCann took a secret trip to Praia da Luz, where she took time out to walk the streets and contemplate the past few years.


On Tuesday it will be the ninth anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance and n nine days later it will be her 13th birthday.


Kate McCann's return to Portugal comes after it was revealed the police investigation into Madeleine McCann's disappearance could end in the next few months unless new evidence comes to light.