Published 19:44 IST, March 1st 2020

Everything you need to know about UK PM Boris Johnson's fiancee Carrie Symonds

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds recently disclosed that they were engaged last year and are now expecting a baby in summer.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds recently disclosed that y got engd last year and are w expecting a baby in summer. However, even though y are first unmarried couple to have occupied Downing Street, t much is me public about Symonds. youngest partner of a Prime Minister in 174 years, Symonds, has been spotted with Johnson on several occasions last year including Queen Elizabeth II's speech but has relatively maintained a low-profile. According to international reports, British PM and Carrie Symonds have been romantically involved since 2018. 

Who is Carrie Symonds?

daughter of British media outlet's co-founder, Matw Symonds and lawyer Josephine Mcaffee was born on March 17, 1988, and was raised in London. Even her paternal grandfar was a newspaper editor and a member of Johnson's Conservatives' main opposition, Labour Party. According to international reports, Carrie Symonds has studied atre and art history at University of Warwick and later began her career in Conservative Party as a press officer. 

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It was while working at Conservative Campaign Hequarters when Symonds contributed to Johnson's mayoral selection in 2010 and n reelection in 2012. Her career also showcased her work for former culture secretary John Wittingdale, in dition to becoming a media special visor for Sajid Javid when he was in Department for Communities and Local Government. Moreover, she also became youngest-ever he of communications of Conservative Party in 2018 at of 29. 

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After leaving that position in same year, Symonds took up a public relations role at United States environmental campaign group, Oceana. According to Oceana's official website, Symonds is “passionate about protecting oceans and marine life, particularly by reducing plastic pollution”. On her Twitter account, 31-year-old describes herself as a “conservationist” and is w seen frequently sharing information about plastic pollution and environment. 

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How did Johnson, Symonds meet?

According to media reports, it still remains unclear how British PM met Symonds but ir relationship was confirmed shortly after Johnson anunced that he would be divorcing his second wife of 25 years, Marina Wheeler in September 2018. Wheeler and Johnson have h four children and British PM's fifth child was born in 2009 following an extra-marital affair. refore, Johnson child with Symonds will be sixth one that he has apparently publically ackwledged. Symonds me anuncement of her child with British PM on her private Instagram account and confessed to being “incredibly blessed”.

Symonds 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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19:44 IST, March 1st 2020