Given the amount of abuse that they have received since they became engaged I don't blame them for their decision to withdraw. I'm getting rather bored with the whole topic though. We should just leave them alone to get on with their lives. As for all the travelling, they are doing what celebrities do. Once one decides to use the internet, instead of attending 'in the flesh' perhaps others will join them.
It must be quite crowded behind the sofa, but may I also squeeze in, please? I flew to Australia last November to attend my daughter's wedding, and returned home at the beginning of February. I am going back again at the end of April for the birth of my son's first baby.
I told them off for not coordinating the events better. They have no consideration for their mother having to make the long and expensive trip twice in six months! However I make no apology for stacking up the air miles. At 80 I am going to visit them as often as possible, until I can't manage the journey any more.
(Dons tin hat and ducks behind the sofa. Move over, everyone. I've brought chocolates!) 