UK鈥檚 Johnson marries fiancee in 鈥榮ecret ceremony鈥
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds married over the weekend, his office confirmed yesterday, in what media reports have described as a 鈥渟ecret ceremony.鈥
He is only the second British prime minister to marry while in power, and the first in nearly two centuries. The last was Robert Jenkinson in 1822.
鈥淭he Prime Minister and Ms Symonds were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral,鈥 a Downing Street spokesperson said. 鈥淭he couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer.鈥
Known for his colorful love life, 56-year-old Johnson wed Symonds, 33, in front of close friends and family, the Mail on Sunday and The Sun first reported.
The weekend nuptials were a surprise, after reports earlier this week said the couple had sent out 鈥渟ave the date鈥 cards for a wedding on July 30 next year.
The pair got engaged in December 2019, and have a 1-year-old son, Wilfred. Their original plans to marry last year were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Political colleagues sent congratulations to the couple as the news became official yesterday. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 a wonderful thing for both of them that they have made their marriage vows to one another,鈥 senior minister Nadhim Zahawi told Sky News.
Around 30 guests attended Saturday鈥檚 service 鈥 the maximum currently allowed under coronavirus rules 鈥 in central London, after being invited at the last minute, according to the Mail on Sunday. A small number of church officials were involved and Downing Street aides were not informed.
Symonds arrived at the lunchtime nuptials in a limousine and wore 鈥渁 stunning long and flowing white dress鈥 but chose not to wear a veil, the paper added.
There were no descriptions of Johnson鈥檚 attire, with the mop-haired British leader infamous for his often disheveled appearance.
Johnson has been married twice before. He had four children with his previous wife, lawyer Marina Wheeler, before they split in 2018. The couple only finalized their divorce last November.
Johnson also reportedly has a daughter born as the result of an affair. When elected in 2019, he became the first prime minister to live at Downing Street as part of an unmarried couple.
Symonds, a former head of communications for the Conservative Party who has not been married before, gave birth to their son just weeks after Johnson left intensive care as he recovered from COVID-19.
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