Theresa May hugs husband Philip after first Tory conference as Prime Minister
THERESA May and husband Philip shared a warm embrace after she closed her first Tory conference as party leader and Prime Minister with a rousing speech.
The couple embraced in an affectionate hug at PM Theresa May's first Tory conference
The couple’s affectionate hug marked a contrast with some previous years when leaders have exchanged an awkward kiss with their spouse to please the crowd.
The PM has told how her husband was 'a real rock for me' when she lost her clergyman father in a car crash
Proud Philip, an investment manager, looked delighted as he congratulated his wife and they kept their arms around each others’ waists as they waved to activists and made their way out of the packed hall.
Fashion fan Mrs May wore a burgundy-coloured pencil dress with an asymmetrical neckline by Escada, paired with glittery-heeled Russell & Bromley shoes.
The Mays were first introduced by future Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto at a Conservative Association disco in 1976 when they were students at Oxford University.
The Mays were first introduced by future Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto at a Conservative disco in 1976
His role as consort of Britain’s second female PM has led to inevitable comparisons with Margaret Thatcher’s genial husband Sir Denis.
Philip May has inevitably been compared to Thatcher's husband Sir Denis
But although the Mays are also cricket fans, Mr May has said he is no good at his predecessor’s pet sport of golf.
The married couple kept their arms around each others’ waists as they waved to activists
The PM has told how her husband was “a real rock for me” when she lost her clergyman father in a car crash and soon afterwards her mother, who had multiple sclerosis, a year after her 1980 marriage.