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Boris Johnson married in secret

2021-06-01T19:12:25.563Z


Two British media outlets have revealed that the Prime Minister quietly married his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, with whom he had a child a year ago. This marriage had been delayed because of the pandemic.


British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds on Saturday in a "

secret ceremony

", according to British media.

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Known for his eventful love life, Boris Johnson, 56, married Carrie Symonds, 33, in Catholic Westminster Cathedral, in front of close friends and relatives, the

Mail on Sunday

and

The Sun

newspapers reported

. He was the second British Prime Minister to marry during his tenure, the first being Robert Jenkinson in 1822.

They had been waiting for months to get married after their initial wedding plans last year were delayed by the pandemic.

The couple got engaged in December 2019 and have a one-year-old baby boy, Wilfred.

About 30 guests attended the service - the maximum currently allowed - in central London, after being invited at the last minute, according to the

Mail on Sunday

.

The marriage was celebrated by the priest who baptized the couple's son and Wilfred was also present, according to

The Sun

.

Boris Johnson has been married twice previously.

He had four children with his previous wife, lawyer Marina Wheeler, before they separated in 2018. He is also believed to have a daughter born from an affair.

When he was elected in 2019, he became the first head of government to live in Downing Street as an unmarried couple. Carrie Symonds, a former Conservative Party communications official, gave birth to their son weeks after Johnson left intensive care while recovering from a severe case of coronavirus.

Source: lefigaro

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