Boris Johnson wedding – Carrie Symonds & Prime Minister to delay honeymoon as couple congratulated for ‘secret’ marriage
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CHIC bride Carrie Symonds rented a designer hippy dress for her wedding to Boris Johnson — for just £45.
The Prime Minister, 56, wearing a suit and Tory blue tie, and the new Mrs Johnson, 33, tied the knot in a top-secret ceremony on Saturday.
She married the PM in a £2,900 dress by a Greek luxury designer - and it's already sold out.
It is the Prime Minister's third marriage, having previously wedded Allegra Mostyn-Owen and Marina Wheeler.
Boris and Carrie got engaged in February 2020, before welcoming the pair's first child - Wilfred - two months later.
But the nuptials come just days after the couple were making headlines for the wrong reasons after former senior adviser Dominic Cummings spoke at a select committee hearing this week. Cummings claimed that Carrie had been trying to 'appoint her friends to particular jobs' within the Government.
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'LOVE, HUGS & BEST WISHES' FOR HAPPY COUPLE
Tory MPs and ministers have posted messages to the couple on social media.
Cop26 President Alok Sharma sent ";love, hugs and all best wishes".
Culture minister Caroline Dinenage said the new Mrs Johnson "looks adorable", while Health Secretary Matt Hancock offered the couple "best wishes on a happy future together".
Chancellor Rishi Sunak described the couple as his "friends and neighbours" in his message.
FLAK OVER WEDDING TO 'DEFLECT DOMINIC CUMMINGS' TESTIMONY'
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' big wedding day followed a difficult week for the PM in which his former aide Dominic Cummings branded him unfit for office.
Labour former frontbencher, Jon Trickett, said the wedding was "a good way to bury this week's bad news" on Mr Cummings' testimony, the spread of the Indian coronavirus variant and the row about funding of the Downing Street flat.
Fellow Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi suggested the "emergency marriage plan" was an attempt to "deflect from negative press" from Mr Cummings.
She tweeted: "They know he won't be able to plan one in Chequers cos he won't be PM next year…"
CARRIE TAKING BORIS'S SURNAME
It is understood that the PM's new wife will take his surname and be known as Carrie Johnson.
A picture issued by No 10 of the couple in Downing Street's garden after the wedding saw them gazing at each other with Mrs Johnson wearing a long white dress and a floral headband and the Prime Minister a dark suit and blue tie, with a white flower in his buttonhole.
Mrs Johnson's gown was reportedly a £2,870 Costarellos creation - although the Telegraph reported she may have hired it for £45 a day.
The couple announced their engagement, together with the news that they were expecting their first child, in February last year. Their son, Wilfred, was born in April 2020.
It is Mr Johnson's third marriage, having finalised his divorce from his second wife, Marina Wheeler, in 2020.
WE ARE NOT AMUSED - MOMENT THAT CAMILLA HANDED BOJO TOY
This is the moment the Duchess of Cornwall was caught grimacing and recoiling in horror after being handed a pet toy - modelled on Boris Johnson.
Camilla and Prince Charles, were spotted browsing along the High Street in Clapham Old Town, London, before stopping outside up-market pet store, Rex and Wolfe.
But as Charles looked in the front window and chatted to a store worker, Camilla was standing nearby with a face of horror as someone handed her a dog toy modelled after the Prime Minister.
However, despite her adverse reaction, the Duchess was seen accepting the toy, and wandering off with it as she and her husband moved on down the street.
BOJO'S BROOD - WHO ARE THE PM'S KIDS?
Boris Johnson is believed to have six children, his latest child - Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas - was born on April 29, 2020, with the youngster being his first with wife Carrie Symonds.
The couple’s son became the Prime Minister’s sixth child and his third son.
Mr Johnson has six children in total - from three different women, including his former wife Marina Wheeler.
There is a 27-year age gap between his eldest Lara and most recent addition, Wilfred.
His children are: Lara Lettice, Milo Arthur, Cassia Peaches, Theodore Apollo, Stephanie and Wilfred Johnson.
BORIS JOHNSON AND CARRIE PLAN BIG POST-COVID WEDDING PARTY IN 2022
Newlyweds Boris and Carrie Johnson intend celebrating their low-key wedding with a big party in 2022.
The Prime Minister married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday but Downing Street refused to confirm the fact until Sunday morning.
A No 10 spokesman said: "The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
"The couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer."
They are said to have sent save-the-date cards to family and friends for the celebration on July 30 2022.
SECRET WEDDING REVEALED
Boris Johnson, 56, married Carrie Symonds, 33, at Westminster Abbey on Saturday in a wedding so secret even their top aides didn't know about it.
Posting on her personal Instagram today, Carrie wrote: "Thank you for the kind messages. Very, very happy" along with a picture of her and Boris looking besotted on the big day.
At 2pm, half an hour after the church suddenly locked down, a limo containing Carrie swept into the piazza by the main west door.
She stepped out wearing a flowing white dress, but with no veil.
PETER ANDRE ACCIDENTALLY WRITES RUDE MESSAGE RE PM'S WEDDING
Peter Andre sparked laughter among his followers today when he tried to congratulate Boris Johnson but accidentally posted a rude message.
The 48-year-old singer proved the importance of punctuation when he shared a shot of the just-married PM and Carrie Symonds, writing: "Enjoy your wedding BJ."
He added hastily: "Probs said that wrong 😑" but tagged Boris' official Instagram page into the post nonetheless.
The double meaning left many fans in hysterics with one replying: "😂😂😂😂 Well it's their wedding night."
Another giggled: "Unfortunate use of words 😂😂😂😂." A third said: "What have you just wrote 🤦🏻♀️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I don't think he will get that 😂."
BLUSHING BRIDE
A No10 spokesman said today: “The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
"The couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer.”
At 2pm, half an hour after the church suddenly locked down, a limo containing Carrie swept into the piazza by the main west door.
The Prime Minister, 56, and his bride, 33, then walked down the aisle of the tiny Lady Chapel to classical music and shared a kiss after their vows were read.
Their year-old son Wilfred was there to see the happy occasion, along with two official witnesses.
TWITTER REACTION TO PM'S 3RD WEDDING
There's been a mixed reaction to news of the PM's secret wedding on Twitter:
CARRIE'S WEDDING DRESS SOLD OUT
Just a day after the PM and Carrie Symond's wedding ceremony, her beautiful dress had already sold out on both and .
PR guru Carrie, who is Boris's third wife, opted not to wear a veil and chose a bohemian flower garland instead, perfect for a summer wedding in the Bank Holiday heat.
The historic wedding took place at Westminster's tiny Lady Chapel at 2pm on Saturday, in front of the couple's one-year-old son Wilfred, making Boris the first PM to marry while in office in 199 years.
VACCINES MINISTER CONGRATULATES BORIS JOHNSON ON WEDDING
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi offered his congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds following their wedding.
“It’s a great feeling as you come together and of course I think it’s a wonderful thing for both of them, that they have made their marriage vows to one another,” he told Sky News.
Mr Zahawi said the timing of the secret wedding should not send a signal that the further easing of lockdown measures earmarked for June 21 will not happen.
Put to him that the timing suggested that a larger wedding after June 21 was not on the cards, Mr Zahawi said: “I wouldn’t extrapolate anything from that.”
He added: “On June 14, we will set out very clearly, the data that we are continuing to gather from step three, which was on May 17, and then we’ll share that with the nation, as the Prime Minister has done in each and every step from step one, two and three and then of course, step four.”
MORE ON CARRIE'S FABULOUS WEDDING DRESS
Carrie Symonds married Boris Johnson in a £2,900 dress by a Greek luxury designer - and it's already sold out.
The mum-of-one wore a £2,870 embroidered tulle white dress, by Greek luxury designer Christos Costarellos.
It was a handmade gown with tiers of wispy ivory tulle spun with plenty of silk.
Latticework trims and hand-cut 'Kopaneli' corded lace appliqués, the designer's signature, also set off the look.
The gown was made with a "woman who's not afraid to shine" in mind, according to the website description.
LADIES' MAN - PM MARRIES FOR THIRD TIME
Boris Johnson has tied the knot for a third time, after secretly marrying Carrie Symonds in May 2021.
The former Tory press officer and mother of the Prime Minister's son Wilfred is just the latest woman to have been romantically involved with Boris.
Boris and Carrie tied the knot on Saturday, May 29, 2021.
They had planned to wed in the summer of 2022, but moved the nuptials up and married in secret at Westminster Cathedral.
Around 30 guests were in attendance, all receiving their invitations shortly before the wedding, with the couple's baby son in Wilfred in 2020 also at the ceremony.
WEDDING 'HELPED DISTRACT NATION FROM DOMINIC CUMMINGS' - BOJO PARODY ACCOUNT
On Twitter, news of the PM's third wedding has prompted this from a parody account: "I asked Carrie if she would make me the happiest man alive, by helping me distract attention from Dominic Cummings."
The joke account added today: "I'd like to apologise to all the people I sent 'save the date' cards to last week. I should have made it clear that they were for the divorce."
UNION FLAG OVER DOWNING STREET
A Union Flag flies over 10 Downing Street on May 30, 2021 in London.
British Prime Minster Boris Johnson married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on May 29.
The couple posed for photographs in the rose garden at No 10 after the ceremony.
Credit: Getty WATCH: WEDDING PHOTO RELEASED AS BORIS JOHNSON MARRIES CARRIE SYMONDS IN SECRET CEREMONY
Wedding photo released as Boris Johnson marries Carrie Symonds in secret ceremonyBORIS JOHNSON &; WIFE CARRIE SHARE TOUCHING WEDDING DAY PICTURE IN DOWNING STREET GARDEN AFTER SECRET CEREMONY
BORIS Johnson and his wife Carrie Symonds have shared the first pictures from their secret wedding ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
The beaming couple looked besotted in the garden of No10 after their small wedding yesterday – with a larger celebration with friends and family to take place next summer.
Adorned in a flower crown, the bride looked stunning as she stepped out wearing a flowing white dress. Instead of a veil, Carrie’s floral headpiece matched the bud placed in the Prime Minister’s buttonhole.
And Boris looked smart in a dapper suit and accompanying blue tie – while he looked adoringly into his wife’s eyes.
The pair wed during a small secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral yesterday, as revealed first by The Sun.
CARRIE SYMONDS TO TAKE BORIS JOHNSON'S NAME AS SHE BECOMES PM'S WIFE
It is understood Ms Symonds will take her husband's surname and be known as Carrie Johnson.
A picture issued by No 10 of the couple in Downing Street's garden after the wedding saw them gazing at each other with Mrs Johnson wearing a long white dress and a floral headband and the Prime Minister a dark suit and blue tie, with a white flower in his buttonhole.
The couple announced their engagement - together with the news that they were expecting their first child - in February last year.
Their son, Wilfred, was born in April 2020.
It is Mr Johnson's third marriage, having finalised his divorce from his second wife, Marina Wheeler, in 2020.
BORIS JOHNSON MARRIES CARRIE SYMONDS IN SECRET CEREMONY
Boris Johnson has married Carrie Symonds in a low-key ceremony planned in strict secrecy.
The pair exchanged vows in Westminster Cathedral on Saturday in front of a small group of close friends and family.
Initially, Downing Street would not comment on reports of the wedding but, on Sunday morning, a spokesman said: "The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds were married yesterday afternoon in a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral.
"The couple will celebrate their wedding with family and friends next summer."
They are said to have sent save-the-date cards to family and friends for the celebration on July 30 2022
VACCINES MINISTER CONGRATULATES BORIS JOHNSON ON WEDDING
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi offered his congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds following their wedding.
“It’s a great feeling as you come together and of course I think it’s a wonderful thing for both of them, that they have made their marriage vows to one another,” he told Sky News.
Mr Zahawi said the timing of the secret wedding should not send a signal that the further easing of lockdown measures earmarked for June 21 will not happen.
Put to him that the timing suggested that a larger wedding after June 21 was not on the cards, Mr Zahawi said: “I wouldn’t extrapolate anything from that.”
He added: “On June 14, we will set out very clearly, the data that we are continuing to gather from step three, which was on May 17, and then we’ll share that with the nation, as the Prime Minister has done in each and every step from step one, two and three and then of course, step four.”
BORIS’ SON WILFRED ATTENDED CEREMONY
Boris and Carrie walked down the aisle to classical music and shared a kiss after reading their vows.
Their year-old son Wilfred was there to see the happy occasion – along with two official witnesses.
The ceremony was carried out by Father Daniel Humphreys who had given the couple pre-marriage instructions, and even baptised little Wilfred last year.
CARRIE SYMOND'S DRESS
CARRIE SYMOND'S £2.9K DRESS HAS SOLD OUT
Carrie Symonds married Boris Johnson in a £2,900 dress by a Greek luxury designer - and it's already sold out.
The mum-of-one wore a £2,870 embroidered tulle white dress, by Greek luxury designer Christos Costarellos.
It was a handmade gown with tiers of wispy ivory tulle spun with plenty of silk.
Latticework trims and hand-cut 'Kopaneli' corded lace appliqués, the designer's signature, also set off the look.
WHO IS CARRIE SYMOND'S DAD MATTHEW SYMONDS?
Matthew Symonds, 67, is a prize-winning journalist and dad to Boris Johnson's wife, Carrie Symonds.
He is the son of ex Labour MEP and former Guardian and Daily Herald editor John Beavan, Baron Ardwick.
Mr Symonds worked for the Mirror group, the Financial Times, and The Daily Telegraph before going on to co-found The Independent with ex-Telegraph colleagues Andreas Whittam Smith and Stephen Glover in 1986.
After leaving the paper in 1996 he went on to work for the BBC World Service, and then the Economist where he won the Wincott Prize for financial journalism in 1998.
