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And in May 29, he wed his girlfriend Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony in the tiny Lady Chapel. The Bullingdon Club is an unofficial exclusive all-male dining club for Oxford University undergraduates.

It is known for its wealthy members and destructive behaviour, such as the vandalising of restaurants and students' rooms. Johnson and Cameron were members of the club at the same time in , and have been photographed sitting on the steps along with other club members. Johnson said in a documentary about the club: "This is a truly shameful vignette of almost superhuman undergraduate arrogance, toffishness and twittishness. Or was it? Actually I remember the dinners being incredibly drunken.

He was born in New York because his father was an Englishman studying economics at Columbia University at the time of his birth. He got into hot water after writing an article on the archaeological discovery of Edward II's palace for the newspaper. She says she is a fan of comedy Fleabag, has met Muse's Matt Bellamy on the Parliament terrace and once wished Sajid Javid happy birthday with a cartoon of him as an avocado.

But what else do we know about Carrie Johnson, the prime minister's wife? The year-old grew up in south-west London before going on to study art history and theatre studies at Warwick University. Her first job in politics, she says, was working for Zac Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, adding she was "not sure I'd have worked for the Tories if it hadn't been for him".

She joined the Conservative Party as a press officer in , and two years later worked on Mr Johnson's successful campaign to be re-elected mayor in London. Later jobs saw her work for the then-Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, before being hired as a media special adviser for Sajid Javid when he was at the Department for Communities and Local Government. She became the party's head of communications, but left in to work in public relations for Oceana - a project that protects sea life.

Mrs Johnson later joined conservation group the Aspinall Foundation , becoming their head of communications in January Mrs Johnson has a passion for conservation and uses her Twitter account to share news about animal cruelty and plastic waste. It was an internship with an animal conservation charity that "first got me hooked on all things animal welfare and wanting to do my bit", she once said.

Newspapers have credited her with convincing Mr Johnson to oppose fox hunting, and to make animal welfare promises in his first speech as PM. In , Mrs Johnson revealed to the Daily Telegraph that, during her first year at university, she was given a lift by black-cab rapist John Worboys. While she was in the back of his cab, he gave her a glass of champagne, which she poured away, but said she drank a shot of vodka he offered her. She later campaigned against the decision - now reversed - to release Worboys from prison.

Mrs Johnson was first romantically linked to her now husband by the media in early He and his second wife, childhood friend Marina Wheeler, had announced they were divorcing in after 25 years.

They have four children together. During Mr Johnson's leadership campaign launch in , Mrs Johnson was seen in the audience. The same month, before Mr Johnson won the leadership, police were called to the couple's home in south London after neighbours reportedly heard a loud argument.

It was a contrast to her predecessors, who joined their husbands on the famous Downing Street steps. But, after the December election, the couple walked in together. The couple, who live in the flat above No 11 Downing Street, adopted a Jack Russell-cross puppy from an animal rescue charity in south Wales, who they named Dilyn. In February , the Johnsons announced that they were engaged and expecting a baby.

Their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas, was named as a tribute to her and Mr Johnson's grandfathers as well as two doctors who treated the prime minister when he was in hospital with coronavirus. The couple married at Westminster Cathedral on 29 May - making Mr Johnson the first prime minister to wed in office in nearly years.

No date was announced for their wedding and news emerged shortly after the ceremony had taken place, before being confirmed by Downing Street the next day. In July they revealed they were expecting another baby around Christmas - and also that Mrs Johnson had had a miscarriage earlier in the year. When Mr Johnson took office, it was unprecedented to have a prime minister living with a girlfriend in Downing Street. During the court proceedings , it was alleged that Stephanie Macintyre was one of two children the prime minister fathered as a result of an affair.

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