No one was more stunned by the events in Zimbabwe this week than Robert and Grace Mugabe.
Mugabe's initial reaction to the cordoning off of his home on Tuesday night by the military was "shock, disbelief and trying to understand what was happening around him", said a source close to the president.
"That's just how out of touch he was with reality, that he just couldn't believe all these things happening around him.
"As for Grace, she was told to stay in the kitchen and not involve herself with anything that was going on," the source said.Most of Mugabe's allies are now either on the run or under arrest.
Those on the run include Deputy President Phelekezela Mphoko who is in Dubai and is understood to be on his way to Russia, where he once served as a diplomat.
Patrick Zhuwao, Mugabe's nephew, arrived in South Africa yesterday from Argentina, where he had been at the time of the military takeover.
Makhosini Hlongwane, a former state television broadcaster, crossed into Mozambique en route to South Africa where he plans to assume the role of spokesman-in-exile for the fallen Mugabe regime.
Paul Chimedza, minister of state for Masvingo province, was arrested as he attempted to drive into South Africa.
Among those arrested by the military was Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, who owns multiple properties and businesses around the country...