'Six Kids Dad' Johnson, UK Prime Minister, Secretly Marries Fianc?e 23 Years Younger... This Is His Third Marriage

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (56) reportedly married his fianc?e Carrie Symonds, who is 23 years his junior, on the 29th (local time), according to foreign media.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Boris Johnson (56), the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, reportedly married his fianc?e Carrie Symonds, who is 23 years his junior, on the 29th (local time), according to foreign media. It is the first time in 199 years since Lord Liverpool in 1822 that a sitting British Prime Minister has gotten married while in office.

According to reports, they held the wedding ceremony on the same day at Westminster Cathedral, inviting only about 30 family members and friends. This is the maximum number of attendees allowed under the UK's COVID-19 prevention regulations.

The wedding was a surprise even to Johnson’s closest aides. Foreign media reported that even senior advisors were unaware of the Prime Minister’s marriage. Initially, it was expected that Johnson would officially marry Carrie Symonds around July next year.

This is Johnson’s third marriage. He previously married Allegra Mostyn-Owen in 1987 but divorced, then remarried Marina Wheeler. Johnson, who has four children with Wheeler, divorced in 2018 after 25 years of marriage.

Since becoming Prime Minister in July 2019, Johnson has lived with Symonds at the Prime Minister’s residence. In April last year, the couple had a son named Wilfred.

He officially has six children, with three mothers. His second wife Marina Wheeler bore four children, and Symonds had one son. Additionally, Johnson has a daughter with Helen Macintyre, with whom he had an extramarital affair.

Meanwhile, on the 26th, Dominic Cummings, former chief advisor, who appeared before the House of Commons, criticized Johnson regarding the COVID-19 response, saying "the government failed the people when they needed it most."

On that day, former advisor Cummings detailed how complacent Johnson and the government were from the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak last year. He revealed that Johnson showed behavior that blurred the lines between public and private affairs due to his relationship with Symonds, stating, "In mid-February last year, Johnson was more troubled by personal matters than COVID-19. He was finalizing his divorce, his girlfriend Symonds wanted to announce her pregnancy and engagement, and there were personal financial issues." Cummings even said, "For Johnson, responding to articles about his fianc?e’s dog took priority over reviewing lockdown measures for COVID-19 prevention." He harshly criticized Johnson for a total of seven hours at that time.

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