Dear Leah,
As far as I could tell, re my grandson, I heard the radio intereviews, and they are still there in the Archives, that he was very detached from what happened, no mention of his Uncle Tom's death, other than he died, --what it meant to him etc., no mention of Tom's children back home, his wife. He was 17, is 21 now and I was furious with ex SIL for allowing him to go on such a dangerous trip. 17 is too young to make a choice like that and his father is too N, to not think that there was some admiration/adulation for him in the picture.
However, when KC called father on the satellite phone, his dad spaced out (it's in the book) right after giving details to his girlfriend and SHE called the Coast guards etc. SIL does not come out shining.
But it was when he came to see me, 2 years ago, motorbike and stayed a couple of days, he was full of himself and then I was convinced he was picking up N traits from his father, much to my sorrow.
xx
Izzy