Davel, if you wanted to sedate your children whilst on holiday (if you were really that evil) what would you use and how easy would it be to a) get hold of the stuff and b) adminster it to the child?
In the case of proper sedation children are actually harder to sedate than adults
Elderly people being the easiest
I've given 10 mgs of Valium IV to a 12 yr old and they've sat up a got out of the chair
Choral Hydrate would be a good choice to induce a deep sleep and although it's prescription only in the uk it may be easier to get hold of with the more relaxed rules on the continent
Would be given in a drink and take about 30 mins to work
I don't think the twins were sedated
As a father of 7 with many holidays such as this I've seen children that are totally impossible to wake after a long long tiring day
Kate may have been a doctor but did not have that much experience taking young children on holiday and seeing just how tired they can get