He said he last had contact with the couple, via the embassy, about three weeks ago.

But, he said, it has been nearly two months since they had direct contact and they have “only had the one phone call”.

He said: “No direct information is being passed from them to us.”

He said he was increasingly worried for their physical health, adding that Mr Foreman had been dealing with a tooth abscess for several months.

“They went months without funds,” he said. “When you hear stuff like your mum’s on a drip, it sends you a bit crazy because you don’t know why or if she’s going to be OK.”