UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson And Wife Carrie Welcome Baby Daughter

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and his wife Carrie Johnson welcomed their second child, a daughter, Thursday, as per an announcement. The mother and the baby, born in London this morning, are both healthy and well. The couple is parents to a son, Wilfred, who was born last year in April.

"The prime minister and Mrs Johnson are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby girl at a London hospital earlier today. Both mother and daughter are doing very well. The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS maternity team for all their care and support," a statement from the Johnsons said, as quoted by The Guardian. 

Carrie, a political activist and charity advisor, is the third wife of the UK PM. The two announced their engagement in early 2020 and tied the knot in what was reportedly a secret ceremony in May this year.

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33-year-old Carrie, in an Instagram post that announced her second pregnancy as per the BBC, had revealed she suffered a miscarriage at the start of 2021. "I found it a real comfort to hear from people who had also experienced loss so I hope that in some very small way sharing this might help others too," she wrote.

Carrie and Johnson reportedly began a relationship in 2018. Johnson was at the time married to his second wife, lawyer Marina Wheeler, with whom he has four children. Carrie was notably the first unmarried partner of a UK PM to reside in the official residence at Downing Street, Westminster when he took the top seat in 2019, until their marriage.

While there have been conflicting reports on how many children Johnson has, the British leader appeared to confirm that he was the father of six during an interview in the United States this year. As per Sky News, Johnson has one child from a relationship with Helen Macintyre, an art consultant.

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