The Madeleine McCann investigation has been hit with a major setback just weeks before the 19th anniversary of the toddler's disappearance, Wonderwall.com can report. While Britain's Home Office ministers, who are responsible for security and law and order, gave authorities the go-ahead to continue funding the probe into what happened to the little girl, who went missing during her British family's 2007 vacation in Portugal, the budget is significantly lower than it was previously. Investigation budget hit hard Madeleine McCann vanished while on vacation with her family in May 2007.