And so, inevitably, we come to the big news of the day. 'Macca and Cracka' says the Sun with a front page, colour picture of Paul and his girlfriend looking 'eager in Antigua'.
'She loves me, yeah, yeah, yeah,' sings the Mirror alongside the same picture - 'Macca and his new girl in paradise' - in such big writing that their front page splash ('Free School Meal for Every Pupil') looks like a classified ad in comparison.
After months of rumour, speculation and a couple of snogs in the back of a car, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell - a very rich and recently-separated American woman - have gone on holiday together. According to pages 8 and 9 of the Mirror (headline: 'Love Love Me Do') they've been 'smooching just like any other couple in the throes of a new relationship'.
Except the world's press and, doubtless, an entirely sane, balanced and happy ex-wife, will be watching their every move. It must, just slightly, detract from the joys of the restful break.
A final detail, too adorable not to mention: he's been entertaining her with stories of his time in the Beatles, and not just when she's been having trouble sleeping.
