Boris Johnson secretly married Carrie Symonds at Westminster Cathedral

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson married his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, in a ceremony planned and developed in the greatest secrecyas reported by the newspapers Sunday mail Yes The sun.

The couple got married in Westminster Cathedral with the presence of a few close friends and family, but Downing Street has not confirmed the information. “I was strictly ordered not to comment,” said a government spokesperson quoted by The Press Association news agency.

According to The sun, even high street officials were unaware of this Saturday’s wedding and cards had even been sent to customers to reserve the date of July 30, 2022.

Johnson, 56, and Symonds, 33, got engaged in December 2019 and have one-year-old son Wilfred.

He is the second British Prime Minister to marry during his tenure and the first in nearly two centuries.Robert Jenkinson being the last in 1822.

About 30 guests attended the ceremony on Saturday – the maximum currently allowed under coronavirus rules – in central London, after being invited at the last minute, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Third marriage

Symonds arrived at the wedding at lunchtime in a limousine and wore “a stunning long, flowing white dress,” but chose not to wear a veil, the tabloid added. The sun. There was no description of Johnson’s outfit.

The same priest who baptized the couple’s son officiated at the wedding, and the boy was also present at the event., according to The sun.

Johnson, who faced days of scrutiny after his former senior adviser Dominic Cummings lashed out at his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, had previously married twice before.

He had four children with his ex-wife, lawyer Marina Wheeler, before separating in 2018. The couple did not finalize their divorce until last November.

Johnson is also said to have a daughter born following another love affair.

When elected in 2019, he became the first Prime Minister to live in Downing Street as part of an unmarried couple.

Symonds, a former Conservative Party communications chief, gave birth to her son just weeks after Johnson was released from an intensive care unit while recovering from a severe case of coronavirus.

The couple have been in the spotlight in recent weeks amid a scandal over the costly redecorating of their Downing Street apartment, which is under investigation by watchdogs over allegations the contributions of a conservative of the donor party have not been declared in full. Johnson’s new ethics counselor concluded Friday that he had acted “recklessly” about funding the apartment, but was not guilty of any wrongdoing.

With information from EuropaPress and AFP

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