'Surprise Wedding' UK Prime Minister Delays Honeymoon

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who originally planned to marry in July next year, held a surprise wedding last weekend and decided to postpone the honeymoon.

The British daily The Guardian reported on the 30th (local time) that "Instead of going on the honeymoon immediately, Prime Minister Johnson and his wife decided to celebrate their marriage next summer with more family and friends."

Prime Minister Johnson and Carrie Symonds held their wedding ceremony on the 29th at Westminster Cathedral in London, attended by about 30 family members and friends. This was just six days after the tabloid newspaper The Sun reported on the 23rd that Johnson was to marry on July 30 next year and had distributed wedding invitations.

This is the first time in 199 years since 1822 that a British Prime Minister has married while in office. Johnson's marriage to Symonds is his third. He first married Allegra Mostyn-Owen, a fellow Oxford University alumna, in 1987, but divorced due to an affair with his second wife Marina Wheeler.

He officially ended his 25-year marriage with Wheeler in 2018. It is widely believed that Wheeler decided to divorce because Johnson had an affair with Symonds.

Johnson has been cohabiting with Symonds at the Prime Minister's residence since July 2019 and they had a son in April last year. In addition, he officially has six children. He has four sons with Wheeler and one daughter born out of wedlock.

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