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Dave Burke & Sophie Law

Boris Johnson marries Carrie Symonds in secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral

Boris Johnson married fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony this morning, it has been reported.

The Prime Minister, 56, wed his 33-year-old partner at Westminster Cathedral in front of a select handful of close friends and family.

Guests are believed to have been invited at the last minute to the ceremony, with the couple having planned the "cloak and dagger" operation for six months, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Reports claim even senior members of Downing Street were unaware of the private wedding plans, according to the Mail on Sunday.

Mr Johnson has become the first Prime Minister to marry in office for nearly 200 years.

The Prime Minister, 56, reportedly wed his 33-year-old partner at Westminster Cathedral (REUTERS)

The ceremony came days after the couple were reported to have sent "save the dates" for a celebration of their marriage on July 30 2022.

The couple have been engaged since December 2019 and have a son, named Wilfred, together.

Due to coronavirus regulations put in place by the UK Government, just 30 guests are allowed to attend weddings.

Number 10 tonight refused to comment on the report.

A guest told the Mail on Sunday: "You are not barking up the wrong tree. The couple will be making an announcement shortly."

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and partner Carrie Symonds walk to Westminster polling station to vote, in London, Britain May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo (REUTERS)

The ceremony - the PM's third marriage - was carried out by Father Daniel Humphreys who had given the couple pre-marriage instructions, and baptised their son Wilfred last year, The Sun reports.

Visitors at the cathedral, just yards from Victoria Station in central London, are said to have been ushered out the building with just minutes to spare before the couple's arrival at around 1.30pm.

It is the first time since 1822 that a Prime Minister has married while in office - with Lord Liverpool the last to walk down the aisle while at the helm.

They were the first unmarried couple to live in Downing Street after Mr Johnson became PM in July 2019.

Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster tweeted: "Huge congratulations to Boris Johnson & Carrie Symonds on your wedding today."

Their relationship became public just months after Mr Johnson separated from second wife Marina Wheeler in 2018.

Mr Johnson proposed to his partner during a holiday to Mustique, which he says was paid for by Tory donor David Ross.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Kathryn Stone, confirmed earlier this month that she is still investigating whether he properly declared the holiday on the private island 16 months ago.

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