" When confronted with this new and dire situation, he cut short...

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    " When confronted with this new and dire situation, he cut short the family holiday and flew home immediately."

    More likely, he was forced to return and then, it was not immediately but a day or so earlier from his itinerary. That's called saving face. A marketing and PR exercise to feign concern.
 
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