He may speak the language of modernity and change, but in many ways Britain ' s new prime minister David Cameron is a throwback to an earlier era of Conservative leaders.
Not only is he the first former pupil of Britain ' s top private school, Eton, to hold the office since the early 1960s, he can also trace his ancestry back to William IV, making him a distant relative of the Queen. Mr Cameron has never made any secret of his privileged background, but he has also sought to cultivate a fresh, unstuffy image.