Johnson, UK Prime Minister, to Marry Fianc?e 23 Years Younger in July Next Year

The First British Prime Minister to Marry While in Office Since 1822

▲Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (left), and his fianc?e Carrie Symonds [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (56) will marry his fianc?e, who is 23 years his junior, next July. If Johnson holds the wedding as planned, he will become the first British prime minister to marry while in office since 1822.

According to the British tabloid The Sun on the 23rd (local time), Johnson, who got engaged to Carrie Symonds (33) at the end of 2019, postponed the wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic but has now set the date for July 30 next year.

The Sun reported that the couple has already sent invitations with this date to family and friends.

The exact wedding venue has not been disclosed, and insiders say it will likely be confirmed next year.

Potential locations include the Prime Minister's residence in Buckinghamshire or a zoo in Kent, where the fianc?e works.

If Johnson holds the wedding as planned, he will be the first British prime minister to marry while in office since 1822.

The couple has been living together at the Downing Street residence in London since Johnson took office in July 2019, and they had a son in April 2020.

This will be Johnson's third marriage. He first married Allegra Mostyn-Owen in 1987 but divorced after an affair with Marina Wheeler was revealed. He then married Wheeler, his affair partner, and had four children, but they divorced in 2018 after 25 years of marriage.

Separately, Johnson fathered a daughter from an extramarital relationship with another woman.

A spokesperson for the Johnson-Symonds couple declined to comment on the wedding, calling it a "private family matter."

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