Update

The planned trip to London came and went without any great incident. Much to my surprise, I have to admit I loved it. I've always though of myself as a hills and heather type. We did five days of the full on tourist bit, I've never been as tired in my life. Prior to arriving at the Crystal Palace site, we had a couple of days at Cirencester in the Cotswolds. It's now on my list of places to revisit, even if it never stopped raining the whole time we were there.
I'm now grandfather to another girl, Beth, born on the 2nd September, weighing in at 7lb 12oz. She's a real beauty.