U.Okay. newspapers are reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small non-public ceremony in London
May 30, 2021, 5:30 AM
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LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds married Saturday in a small non-public ceremony in London, U.Okay. newspapers reported.
Johnson’s workplace declined to touch upon stories in the Mail on Sunday and the Sun that the couple wed on the Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral in entrance of a small group of family and friends.
The Sun stated senior employees in Johnson’s 10 Downing St. workplace have been unaware of the marriage plan.
Johnson, 56, and 33-year-old Symonds, an environmental campaigner, introduced their engagement in February 2020 and have a son collectively, 1-year-old Wilfred.
The marriage could be Symonds’ first and Johnson’s third. He has at the least 5 different kids from earlier relationships.
The final British prime minister to marry in workplace was Lord Liverpool in 1822.
Politicians despatched congratulations after the information was reported. Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster tweeted: “Huge congratulations to Boris Johnson & Carrie Symonds in your marriage ceremony right this moment.”
The reported nuptials come after a tumultuous political week for Johnson, who was accused by former high aide Dominic Cummings on Wednesday of bungling the federal government’s response to the coronavirus and being “unfit for the job.” On Friday, an ethics inquiry discovered the prime minister acted “unwisely” in renovating his Downing Street residence with out understanding the place the cash had come from, although it cleared him of misconduct.
