Published 14:17 IST, March 1st 2020
UK PM Boris Johnson and girlfriend Carrie Symonds engaged, expecting baby
Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds, the former Conservative Party communications chief have announced their engagement and are expecting a baby.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds, former Conservative Party communications chief, have anunced ir engment and are expecting a baby in early summer. Symonds wrote on her private Instagram account that she feels “incredibly blessed” and that y were engd at end of last year. 55-year-old Britsih PM and his 31-year-old partner were also first unmarried couple to have occupied Downing Street when y moved in 2019. According to international media reports, Symonds is also youngest partner of a UK Prime Minister in 174 years.
Symonnds wrote, “"Many of you alrey kw but for my friends that still don't, we got engd at end of last year... and we've got a baby hatching early summer. Feel incredibly blessed."
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Third marri for Johnson
After divorcing his first wife, Allegra Mostyn-Owen and estranged from his second wife, Marina Wheeler, this will be Johnson's third marri. Earlier this month, according to reports, a court h heard that British PM and Wheeler were preparing to end ir marri after reaching an agreement over money. Both Wheeler and Johnson have four children and were separated in 2018 after marrying in 1993.
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Furrmore, if couple ties kt, Johnson reportedly will also be first UK Prime Minister to have got divorced and married while in Downing Street since Earl of Grafton in 1769. Media reports h linked Johnson with Symonds, romantically in early 2019. However, ir association goes back to when she worked with him on successful re-election of Johnson as London mayor in 2012. w, after quitting her role with Torries in 2018, Symonds is a senior visor for United States environmental campaign group, Oceana.
This anuncement by couple came just hours later Johnson's chancellor stepped down from his position leaving British PM's home secretary under pressure who lost her department's most senior officer on February 29. Symonds, who is a prominent environmental campaigner, and Johnson have t been reportedly seen regularly. She also has her own Public Relations viser which is paid by funds of Johnson's Conservatives.
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11:01 IST, March 1st 2020