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The moment she wakes up, and just before she goes to bed, Joan says a little prayer. Sometimes during the day too, if Im struggling, she admits. That prayer has never changed.

Peter Lawrence, campaigner for families of missing people, has died without learning what happened to his daughter

Missing chef Claudia Lawrences mother will spend her 11th Christmas without her daughter next week. Joan Lawrence, 77, said she feels forgotten after the police officer leading the cold case into the disappearance of her daughter retired in August. Joan, who lives alone in her flat in Malton, North Yorkshire, told the Mirror: This year has been so difficult. It’s getting close to Christmas, which always makes me sad, not having my youngest daughter with me. Joan Lawrence, 77, said she feels f...