David Cameron showed no sign of his agonising back pain as he relaxed on a beach in Cornwall with his wife.
The Prime Minister, who has received a painkilling injection after complaining about a "phenomenally bad back", was visiting the small beach village of Polzeath in north Cornwall with Samantha.
It is the Camerons' fourth holiday of the year - they have just had a trip to Scotland and travelled south from the Inner Hebrides with their children to start their regular summer break in the South West.
So far this year the family have also spent a week in Ibiza, in May, and two weeks in Portugal, in July.
The couple were dressed in complementary blue tones, with Mr Cameron opting for a navy polo shirt and matching shorts, while his wife wore a denim blouse teamed with beige chino shorts.
Mr Cameron appeared relaxed, with his top button undone, showing little signs of the pain he has been suffering.
Both wore flipflops, with Mrs Cameron's right-ankle tattoo in full view, as they were photographed on a pier walking away from a cafe.
It is not the first time the Camerons have visited Polzeath. Last year they braved blustery showers to have lunch at a beach-front cafe where they shared a bowl of local mussels on the terrace during a gap in the rain.
The couple have visited Cornwall for the last few summers and it was where their younger daughter Florence was born in 2010.
