Boris Johnson’s dad Stanley and sister Rachel arrive at PM & Carrie’s lavish wedding celebrations in the Cotswolds
BORIS and Carrie Johnson are dancing the night away at their wedding party tonight - with the bride sporting a rented dress designed by movie star Sienna Miller’s sister.
The PM and his wife have been joined by 200 guests at the lavish bash, which is being held at the Cotswolds estate of billionaire Tory donor Lord Bamford in Gloucestershire.
Carrie, 34, dazzled in her champagne ivory wedding dress by star fashion designer Savannah Miller - while guests gorged on food including a South African-style barbecue from Smoke and Braai.
Mum-of-two Carrie rented her £3,500 Italian silk outfit from My Wardrobe for £25 in a move to support “sustainable fashion”.
The Savannah Miller Ruby floor-length halter-neck dress has a backless sheath and is described as “the ultimate in understated effortless vintage Hollywood glamour”
A source called the event "extremely elegant and stylish" - and said Carrie looked "sensational".
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“Boris could not tear his eyes off her and neither could a lot of the people there," they added.
The PM’s wife is understood to have worked closely with Lady Bamford to arrange yesterday’s bash - held 14 months after she and Boris, 58, officially wed in a top-secret Westminster ceremony.
A huge white marquee topped with bunting housed guests who began arriving at the 1,500-acre estate at 5.30pm.
It was erected in 18th-century Daylesford House’s landscaped grounds near Stow-on-the-Wold next to a heart-shaped orchard.
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As guests arrived - many in four-by-fours with blacked out windows - the bells of St. Andrew's church in Kingham chimed to welcome them to the party.
Guests were offered Negroni cocktails made up of gin, vermouth rosso and campari, finished off with orange peel - Carrie's favourite tipple.
Earlier, Lord Bamford, 75 - owner of the JCB empire – left the Grade 1-listed mansion in his classic E-type Jaguar and visited the neighbouring Daylesford Organic Farm Shop.
Engineers were heard testing the PA system earlier in the day with a music drifting across the countryside.
And organisers set up huge bales of straw at entrances and on footpaths to stop onlookers catching a glimpse of the ceremony.
FANCY BASH
Boris and Carrie have been joined close friends and political allies for the bash.
The Tory leader's sister sister Rachel, their 81-year-old father Stanley and MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nadine Dorries were all spotted heading in.
Around a dozen Conservative MPs are believed to have been invited - although not everyone made the cut.
Michael Gove was initially on the guest list. However, he was given the chop after Mr Johnson fired him from the Cabinet, it's reported.
Sajid Javid's attendance was also in doubt after he sparked a coup by resigning last month.
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are sure to miss the party as they campaign to become the next PM.
Carrie looked sensational... Boris couldn't keep his eyes off her
The visitors who did manage to cling onto their invites were welcomed into a swanky marquee and handed glasses of booze as they enjoyed the views across the estate.
Mr and Mrs Johnson secretly married last year in front of just 30 guests at a church in Westminster during the pandemic.
It's thought they had hoped to celebrate their special day in style for some time.
However, they were forced to delay repeatedly as Mr Johnson faced a series of crises that eventually led to his reluctant resignation.
The couple had initially planned to celebrate their marriage with a party at Chequers, the Prime Minister's Chilterns home.
They were forced to change their plans after last month's political turmoil.
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Downing Street has refused to comment on the occasion.
A spokesperson said it does not discuss private events which do not involve taxpayer funds or ministerial declarations.