The new bride, don't forget, scored multiple brownie points in her courtship's early days when she'd trot round in Jigsaw clothes - remember that polka-dotted dress copied throughout the world?
"And when you're in the world again, we'll both be useful if you like, trot round, do things, compromise with the people, find a place with a bath and no bugs in Bloomsbury, and be happy there."
And, against the advice of pals, the 65-year-old legend is willing to shell out more money on flights and hotels so Mills could trot round the globe too.