British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and spouse Carrie Johnson on Thursday introduced the start of a wholesome child woman, their second baby born whereas they’ve been at 10 Downing Street in London.
“The Prime Minister and Mrs Johnson are delighted to announce the birth of a healthy baby girl at a London hospital earlier today (Thursday),” a spokesperson for the couple stated in a press release.
“Both mother and daughter are doing very well. The couple would like to thank the brilliant NHS [National Health Service] maternity team for all their care and support,” the spokesperson stated.
The child is the 57-year-old Prime Minister’s seventh baby, after Wilfred Johnson was born to the couple in April final yr.
That his new sibling was anticipated, was introduced in an Instagram publish again in July, when Carrie Johnson additionally revealed that she had a miscarriage earlier this yr.
The publish learn: “Hoping for our rainbow baby this Christmas. At the beginning of the year, I had a miscarriage which left me heartbroken. I feel incredibly blessed to be pregnant again but I’ve also felt like a bag of nerves.”
“Fertility issues can be really hard for many people, particularly when on platforms like Instagram it can look like everything is only ever going well. 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.
A ‘rainbow baby’ refers to a toddler born after a miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal dying.
Johnson tied the knot with 33-year-old Carrie Johnson, beforehand Carrie Symonds, at a small ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in May this yr.
Boris Johnson and spouse Carrie on their marriage ceremony day. (Source: AP)
It was Johnson’s third marriage, after a divorce from Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler with whom he has 4 kids.
He additionally has a toddler born in 2009 on account of an affair with artwork marketing consultant Helen Macintyre.
He didn’t have any kids along with his first spouse Allegra Mostyn-Owen.
Carrie Johnson, a communications govt and conservationist, has beforehand used Instagram to announce the identify of their first-born Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, with the identify Nicholas chosen in a nod to the 2 docs who saved the UK PM’s life when he was down with Covid-19 final yr.
The new child is now the fifth baby born to a sitting British Prime Minister in 170 years.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spouse Cherie had given start to son Leo in May 2000, three years after her husband’s first election victory, and David Cameron and spouse Samantha introduced daughter Florence to Downing Street in 2010.
Prior to that, Lord John Russell, who was Prime Minister within the nineteenth century, fathered a toddler whereas in workplace.
