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Theresa May’s luxury summer holiday is about as far from ‘just about managing’ as it’s possible to get.

Hundreds of miles away from austerity Britain, the Prime Minister chose to spend the start of her three-week getaway in a gold and marble drenched palace that would break the bank for most hard-working families.

Mrs May and husband Philip are living it up in the lavish Villa Cortine Palace Hotel, a hillside residence on the banks of Lake Garda, Italy.

The most basic rooms in the luxury destination come complete with glass chandeliers and marble bathrooms.

Prices in high season start at more than £500 a night for a double room.

Prestige Deluxe Rooms with “unparalleled” views of the lake from the large balcony terrace, can run to well over £900 a night. A suite would break the £1000 a night barrier.

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The a la carte menu at the Palace’s sophisticated Le Gardenias restaurant offers Risotto Aquerelo with Lugana Brut wine, oysters and caviar, prepared by executive chef Genovesi Riccardo for a very reasonable €28.

Meat lovers can enjoy Fassona sliced beef with soft-crunch onion, spinach and Passito del Garda wine for €32.

We can’t imagine Mrs May will be troubling the range of fondants, semifreddo or homemade Tiramisu available from the dessert trolley.

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But the €20 Italian cheeseboard with homemade jams sounds delightful.

If the restaurant is a bit to public for the notoriously private Prime Minister, it’s possible to eat in private on the Terrace Belvedere.

The Mays’ dining experience would be “accompanied by discreet music and dedicated service…under the natural dome offered by our park you can let yourself be carried by the sweet feeling of having stopped time.”

Theresa and Philip were spotted shopping for sunglasses at Inga, a "luxury vintage shop for extraordinary women" - with Mrs May swapping her leopard print sandals for a fetching pair of Converse All-Stars.

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And when they're not shopping or exploring, they can enjoy the sunshine and with a fine range of cocktails on the hotel’s private pier.

Later, they can enjoy an “exceptional selection” of whiskey, cognac rum and Italian brandy accompanied by “delicate and discreet” music.

It’s alright for some.