When something sudden and unexpected happens, instinctive reactions can say a lot. Rupert's marriage to Wendi Deng may involve a large age gap, but she has "stood by her man" with
far more effective physical response than any of the males present.
Successful marriages can be based on large age gaps. Rupert's mother, Dame Elisabeth was 19 when she married
Sir Keith, then 42. While James Doohan (aka "Scotty) married at 54 to an 18-year-old
by whom he had three children and remained apparently happily married to until his death 31 years later.