Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds failed to marry amid the coronavirus pandemic The couple got engaged in February
As the UK begins a second lockdown last week, Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds missed the opportunity to get married Under new guidelines, couples are not allowed to hold a wedding celebration
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According to government guidelines, marriages and civil partnership ceremonies are only allowed if one of the people marrying is seriously ill and is not expected to recover
According to Hello, Johnson and Symonds could choose to have a virtual ceremony But, they would certainly hope to have family and friends there The couple could have been legally married in the three-month interim period after the lifting of the first lockout UK Prime Minister concerned about handling a global pandemic, Symonds was busy caring for their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson
A spokesperson for Johnson revealed the couple got engaged in February At that time it was also confirmed that Johnson and Symonds were expecting a baby in the summer
In July, there was speculation that Johnson and Symonds were hoping to marry in August, when he announced that from the 1st of the month, couples could host wedding receptions with up to 30 guests
During an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, he was asked if he would take advantage of the rules, to which he replied cryptically: « Well, aha! That’s a really good question »
Their nuptials will mark Johnson’s third marriage, following his divorce from Marina Wheeler earlier this year Their marriage will also go down in history with him becoming the first prime minister to marry in office since the Earl of Grafton in 1769
Meanwhile, Johnson and Symonds had their son, Wilfred, baptized in a top secret ‘Covid-secure’ ceremony in September
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