It would appear they did. Apartments [3?]. Breakfast, lunch and dinner for up to 14. Flights for family and friends. Childcare for the twins. Alan Pike plus apartment plus meals?. Alex Woolfall from Bell Pottinger. Private villa for Madeleine's birthday BBQ plus food. Car and driver when needed. I assume the rest of the group weren't charged for their extended stays. Alternative holidays for those booked into OC in the following weeks who didn't fancy it anymore. It cost MW thousands I would think.
I have wondered why. On the face of it MW did nothing to contribute to what happened but they seemed to go beyond the call of duty. It's natural to be sympathetic, but on the other hand this was a business. Then I saw what Matthew Oldfield said; that David Payne told the booking people that they had to be near each other so they could 'listen' for the children. The correct response from MW was to make it quite clear that the resort wasn't suitable for a 'listening' service and that they did not advise it. If MW didn't make that response they could have been seen as approving of the plan.