//Why, spice? What is "small brained" about avoiding someone that you don't want to be in the company of? And for a completely understandable reason.//
pixie
It is called 'Royal Duty'Her Majesty the Queen had to entertain the President of Romania she described him as an awful man and avoided him when she could on his state visit in 1978 but she gritted her teeth and did her Royal Duty.
Like it ir not the Duchess will not be able to pick and choose what she wants to attend in the future. She,apparently,has become very unpopular with members of the Royal household who have quit including her female Close Protection Officer. Unfortunately we will pronbably not know after Ken Wharfe disclosed Royal confidences about the Princess of Wales why these staff are suddenly quitting.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1135767/queen-elizabeth-ii-state-visit-royal-news-nicolae-ceausescu-spt