How do I change my iCloud email address that syncs with my iPhone?

I had to change my e-mail address today. I changed it in iTunes and checked it on apple.com (Manage ID). Everything is fine, except now the e-mail address I have associated with iCloud on my iPhone is out-dated. It's the old one.
How do I update the e-mail address for iCloud on my iPhone? I can change the password, but not the e-mail address. Do I really have to delete the account from my iPhone and add a new one?
Note, I don't want to change the actual e-mail address that I got when I set up my iCloud account i.e. [name]@me.com. I want to change the e-mail address that syncs with iCloud and my iPhone.
Many thanks

Go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with your updated ID. This only deletes the account and any data you are syncing with iCloud from your device, not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account, your data will be synced back to your device when you sign back in.
Save any photo stream photos to your camera roll before deleting the account (tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll).

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Firstly, you need to change your details with Apple, Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account. You may have already done this.
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