Boris Johnson ’ s fiancee , Carrie Symonds , on Saturday said they had named their newborn son after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated the British prime minister for COVID - 19 . Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson was born on Wednesday , just days after his father returned to work following several weeks recuperating from the virus and a spell in intensive care. Symonds , 32 , posted a picture on her Instagram account of her cradling her son .
“ Introducing Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson born on 29 . 04 .20 at 9 am, ” she wrote . “ Wilfred after Boris ’ grandfather , Lawrie after my grandfather, Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart — the two doctors that saved Boris ’ life last month . “ Thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH ( University College London Hospital ) that looked after us so well . I couldn’ t be happier . My heart is full. ” The announcement of the birth came as a surprise as Symonds , a former Conservative party head of communications , was not thought to be due for several more months . It is her first child while Johnson , 55 , is believed to have at least five other children , including four with his second wife , Marina Wheeler , from whom he split in 2018 . Johnson was expected to take statutory paternity leave at some point in the future , his spokesman told reporters this week .
The couple are the first unmarried couple to officially live together in Downing Street and the baby is the third to be born to a serving British prime minister in recent history . Tony Blair ’s wife , Cherie, gave birth to son Leo in May 2000 , while David Cameron’ s wife , Samantha , had daughter Florence in 2010 .
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