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 .