Cheap break a departure for Cameron

Published on Thursday 7 April 2011 20:43

THEY could have been any other couple waiting to catch their flight. But it was the Prime Minister and his wife who were spotted waiting along with everyone else to fly with low-cost airline Ryanair from Stansted Airport to Granada in Spain.

David Cameron whisked his wife away without their three children on a flight for a short break to mark her impending 40th birthday.

Mrs Cameron does not reach the milestone age until later this month, but the couple took the start of the Easter recess to spend some time together.

It is the first time the couple have been abroad on holiday since Mr Cameron became Prime Minister last May.

The Camerons chose to spend last year's family summer holiday in Cornwall, and the break was marked by the birth of daughter Florence, sister to seven-year-old Nancy and Arthur Elwen, five.

The premier jetted off on Wednesday after a hectic day in which he arrived back from Pakistan in the early hours, chaired a Cabinet meeting and visited a hospital. They were due to return to the UK today.