'I don't want a penny, I wish him all the best': £148m EuroMillions winner's best friend refuses cash offer

• Richard Hudspith turned down generous offer and wished them 'all the happiness in the world'
• Adrian and Gillian Bayford and their children Aimee and Cameron fly with budget airline
• Couple, from Haverhill, Suffolk, won last Friday's EuroMillions jackpot
• Mr Bayford's business partner: 'They wanted to get away so they could have some time together as a family'

The £148million lottery winner offered to make his best friend a millionaire - but was politely turned down with the line 'I don't want a penny'.
Adrian and Gillian Bayford scooped the staggering EuroMillions sum and generously wanted to share their wealth with best friend and business partner.
But Richard Hudspith refused their kind offer, saying: 'It's not my money. It’s his money and I told him so. And it’s not my place to ask.'

Surprise: Mr Hudspith (left) said he had to turn down the generous offer from Mr Bayford (right) and his wife

Happy couple: Adrian and Gillian Bayford took their children on their first foreign holiday after winning more than £148million on the EuroMillions lottery

The close friends run the small shop Suffolk Music Centre in Haverhill, which has endured tough times, the Mirror reported.
Mr Hudspith, 39, said that when his friend told him he was going to change his life, he couldn't accept the money, instead telling him to spend it how he pleases, the Mirror reported.
And the couple show no signs of letting the money go to their head.
After winning the huge jackpot they could have comfortably afforded a private plane to jet away from it all.
Instead, the couple caught an easyJet flight for a short break with their two young children.
And rather than make for the sun and five-star luxury, they appear to have headed north to spend time at the windswept Scottish caravan park where Mrs Bayford’s parents live.

In it to win it! Richard Hudspith told the couple to keep their money and spend it how they please

The Bayfords flew with easyJet to an undisclosed location in Europe for their first holiday abroad as a family

The manager of the Barry Downs site in Carnoustie, Angus, said yesterday: 'Yes, they are here but they don’t want to be disturbed. They are not giving interviews but they are here on the park.'
The couple went on the modest break with their children, Aimee, six, and Cameron, four, after the press conference on Tuesday where their identities were revealed.

They queued with other passengers at Stansted Airport before flying off to their hideaway where they will 'acclimatise' to their newfound wealth.
The only nod to luxury was the Air Harrods helicopter that whisked them from the hotel near Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, to the airport four miles away – and that was paid for by lottery organiser Camelot.
Last night an easyJet spokesman said: 'You don’t have to be a millionaire to fly easyJet but it helps you remain one.'

Still on a budget: Adrian and Gillian Bayford board a helicopter after it was revealed that they had won £148million on the lottery. Within hours, they were on an easyJet flight to the continent with their two children

Jet-setters: The helicopter took the couple on a four-mile journey to Stansted Airport, where they boarded an easyJet flight with their two children

The gated caravan park where the Bayfords are staying has a bar, cafe and newsagents, as well as a gym and hairdresser. An adjoining field has pitches for tents.
Entertainment includes pub quizzes and bingo on Friday and Saturday nights.
Reviewers on one camping website gave Barry Downs six out of ten. Highlights are the reasonably-priced cafe, an entertainer whose ‘singing...was good’ and ‘immaculate’ beaches nearby.
But some complained about showers that were prone to flooding, toilets that were 'not as clean as they could’ve been' and a lack of activities for children.
Meanwhile back home in Haverhill, Suffolk, it was business as usual at Suffolk Music Centre, the secondhand records and musical instruments shop Mr Bayford runs and now hopes to expand.
A steady stream of customers arrived to offer their congratulations after co-owner Richard Hudspith opened up yesterday.
The determined show of normality was confirmed by Mr Bayford’s aunt, Linda Beesley, who said the couple wanted to shield their children from upheaval after scooping Britain’s second largest EuroMillions win.

Jackpot: The couple want to use their money to help people and support good causes, Mr Bayford's business partner has said

'If they’re going to move house they will tell the children what’s happening but they won’t explain why. They will protect them from it,’ the 65-year-old told the Mail yesterday.
'They won’t contaminate them by taking them out shopping and all that rubbish.
'They won’t be spoilt children, I don’t think that for one minute. And if they are then auntie will knock them into shape.’
Mr Hudspith, 38, said the Bayfords spent their last holiday in a caravan in Cornwall.
'Obviously, the amount of money they have won is life-changing in a huge way but their core values as people will not change too much,’ he said.
'They always put their children first and do not have extravagant tastes. I genuinely believe they will be the same people that they have always been.'

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Mrs Bayford, 40, plans to quit her job as a healthcare assistant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge but Mr Bayford, 41, is  expected to carry on working.
'Whether he will want to be here every day behind the counter is another matter but I am sure he will do at some point,' Mr Hudspith said. 'They are working people. Having an interest in something is important. They will not just sit around and do nothing.'
The Bayfords discovered they had been catapulted into 516th place in the Sunday Times Rich List on Saturday night.
But their wish list is decidedly modest. As well as a new home with a high-tech kitchen, Mrs Bayford is considering buying an Audi Q7 and her husband wants to visit the Canadian Rockies.
They also plan to share their good fortune with a small group of family and friends.
And there could be more happiness for the family after the Mail revealed that Mr Bayford and twin brother Miles have a half-brother from their father Sidney’s first marriage. The brothers were aware of Paul Wilson’s existence but had never been in touch.
And Mr Wilson, a 55-year-old college manager, has had no contact with his father since the 1960s and had no idea he had remarried and started another family.
Miss Beesley yesterday suggested her nephews would 'probably, in time, have a get-together' with their long-lost relative.
'They’re the type of people who might do that,' she said.
Mr Wilson, who has insisted he has no interest in his relative’s fortune, said: 'Thanks to the lottery I have discovered a whole new branch of my family.'