Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
“Both mother and daughter are doing very well,“a spokeswoman said, adding that the couple wanted to thank doctors for their care and support.
The couple, whomarried in a surprise ceremonyat London’s Westminster Cathedral in May, alreadyhave a son, Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, who will turn 2 in April.
The prime minister has four children with his ex-wife Marina Wheeler. In September, he acknowledged for the first time that he wasalready a father of sixbefore the latest arrival in the Johnson household. In 2010, Boris was said to have allegedly fathered a child during an extramarital affair but its existence remained a controversy as well as a mystery in British political circles for years.
“I feel incredibly blessed to be pregnant again but I’ve also felt like a bag of nerves,” she said at the time.
Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson.Stefan Rousseau/WPA Pool/Getty
The couple’s first child was born weeks after he was discharged from St. Thomas' Hospital in London, where he spent 10 days receiving treatment for aCOVID-19 infection.
Johnson recently announced new coronavirus restrictions for the U.K. — including proof of vaccinations or a negative COVID-19 test to enter some venues and the use of masks indoors —in response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
Meanwhile, he’staking significant heatin his country for an alleged party held at No. 10 Downing Street before Christmas last year while pandemic lockdowns were in place.
Boris Johnson.STEFAN ROUSSEAU/AFP/Getty
TheBBC reportedthat staffers drank, ate and played party games until after midnight on Dec. 18, according to a source, when indoor gatherings of two or more people were banned.
Johnson had said he was assured there was no party and that COVID rules were followed, but leaked video of aides laughing and joking about how to spin the gathering during a mock press conference led to theresignation of a top advisor.
She added that she would “regret the remarks for the rest of my days.”
source: people.com
