Having it large? Sam Cam parties with DJ Pete Tong in Ibiza after Cameron's fly out for short break
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron walking the streets of Ibiza, where they are holidaying with children Nancy, Arthur, and Florence She rubbed shoulders with Barack Obama and his wife Michelle during the US Presidents state visit to Britain last week.But after a gruelling few days, Samantha Cameron chose to unwind by joining 2,500 rave music fans at an event on the Spanish island of Ibiza dubbed the dance music capital of the world.
Mrs Cameron, 40, flew to the island on Friday to spend the school half-term holiday week there, and was joined by her husband yesterday. As Mr Cameron was returning from the G8 summit at Deauville in Normandy on Friday, where he had discussed world affairs with President Obama, Frances Nicolas Sarkozy and Germanys Angela Merkel, his wife partied with friends at a techno music festival.She let her hair down at the climax of the International Music Summit, the worlds leading electronic music conference, after flying to Ibiza on easyJet from Stansted on Friday morning with her eight-month-old daughter Florence.
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha Cameron walk hand in hand today through the centre of Santa Gertrudis at the beginning of their holiday on the island of IbizaMr Cameron, 44, followed her on a separate easyJet flight yesterday morning with their two older children, Nancy and Arthur, who had stayed in the UK to attend their last day at school before half-term.
Neon wrist bands: David Cameron and Samantha enjoying the Cornbury music festival in 2008. Mrs Cameron was this week spotted partying in Ibiza during a short break
Packed: Revellers at the festival on Friday night. One of the music lovers tweeted to say that Mrs Cameron was in the crowdThe Prime Minister flew out on the 6am easyJet flight 3043 from Stansted known as the Sunrise flight in tribute to the legendary rave organisation which organised all-night dance music parties in the countryside of southern England during the late Eighties.A senior source confirmed that Mrs Cameron, said to be a dance music fan, enjoyed the event in Ibizas historic Old Town so much that she stayed until it finished at midnight.She was with friends at an international music industry event and left at midnight when it ended, said the source.
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Down with the kids: A tweet from reveller 'Mrs DebbieC' claims to have just seen the PM's wife among 'lots of young ravers'
Party: Advert fore the rave festi! val feat uring Pete Tong and DubfireShe had a dolphin tattooed on her ankle and played pool with trip-hop artist Tricky, real name Adrian Thaws, who used to smoke cannabis in front of the baronets daughter.Samantha,the daughter of Old Etonian Sir Reginald Sheffield, drank at Trickys local pub, The Montpelier, which was notorious for drug-taking and violence. He has always insisted that he never saw Samantha touch drugs and once said: We were unlikely mates. I was robbing houses, robbing stores, selling weed by the time I was 15.
'But I was a good pool player, so we often played together. Id show her a few tips and tricks, how to hit a few shots.
Mr Cameron once admitted that after meeting his future wife: She was very cool and very silent, a kind of moody artist type. But she thought I was a complete loser.A friend once described Samantha as a trustafarian a rich person who tries to slum it.The rave on Friday marked the closing party of the IMS Grand Finale Festival, which has been held on Ibiza for the past three years.The venue, a walled area known locally as Dalt Villa, is a Unesco world heritage site.The headline act was 2manydjs, brothers David and Stephen Dewaele from Ghent in Belgium. They have become popular for mash-ups two well-known songs being mixed together and set to a dance beat.They were supported by Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong and Iranian-American techno DJ Dubfire.Tickets for the event cost 25 (about 21). It is thought that Mrs Cameron paid to get in like everyone else and was given no special VIP status or backstage passes.
Party island: Mr Cameron, left, has taken his family on a half-term break to Ibiza after the G8 summit this week. Last night his wife Samantha was seen at a party with DJ Pete Tong, right
The rave was staged in a part of t! heOld To wn called the Santa Lucia Bastion, one of the cannon-lined bastions which once protected the local population from invasion.
It is a favourite with tourists, offering stunning views over the Mediterranean.Clubbers sweated as they danced in temperatures which were around the 26C mark when the event started at 6pm. Local resident Antonio
Castel said: It was mostly young people there, so its surprising to hear Samantha Cameron went. It all seemed very well organised. If it wasevery night, Id be against it but it only happens now and again.The night before Fridays event, world-famous DJ David Guetta gave a free concert at the venue.A Downing Street spokesman said: ThePrime Minister and his wife are on a private holiday, so we are not discussing the details.
Spanish getaway: The Prime Minister and his wife flew to Grenada last month as they celebrated her 40th birthday
Jetsetting: David and Samantha Cameron at Stansted airport last month waiting for their Ryanair flight to Grenada
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