Who is Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds?

EX-TORY spin doctor Carrie Symonds is to marry UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and is expecting their first child.

Here’s everything you need to know about Britain’s first lady.

Who is Carrie Symonds?

Carrie Symonds is a 31-year-old PR guru due to wed Boris Johnson.

The communications and PR guru announced on February 29 she is expecting her first child with the Prime Minister, welcoming the child early in the Summer.

The mum-to-be quit working for Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) in 2018.

Her parents are Matthew Symonds, one of the founders of The Independent, and Josephine Mcaffee who was one of the paper’s lawyers.

Symonds grew up in East Sheen, South West London, and attended the prestigious Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith.

What is Carrie’s job?

Carrie works as a senior adviser at Oceana working to support the Bloomberg Foundation’s Vibrant Oceans Initiative.

As part of her role she works on communications related to Oceana’s “Save the Oceans, Feed the World” Initiative and Oceana’s campaign to reduce the use of plastics.

She is also part of the international marketing communications team based in London.

When did she work for the Conservative party?

Described as a popular figure in Westminster, the young PR whizz regularly attended parliamentary bashes and Tory party events while working as the party’s communications chief.

Symonds worked for current Home Secretary Sajid Javid when he held the local government brief, as well as for John Whittingdale during his time as Culture Secretary.

Following a brief spell as an adviser to Tory MP Zac Goldsmith, she was appointed to the strategic role of Conservative communications chief.

During her eight years at CCHQ she worked alongside leading Tories including Michael Gove and Amber Rudd.

The lucrative role led to her being named as the UK’s second most powerful public relations professional by PR Week magazine.

She quit in around August 2018, before starting at Bloomberg as PR for their Vibrant Oceans programme.

What happened when Boris Johnson became Prime Minister?

Carrie Symonds moved in with Boris Johnson at Downing Street.

They were the first unmarried couple to live at the Prime Minister’s residence.

The couple have taken the space above No11 Downing Street instead of the traditional residence at No10.

A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said at the time:”The PM is officially moving in today [July 29, 2019] and, yes, his partner will be living there.”

And on September 2, 2019, Boris and Carrie moved in another flatmate – Dilyn, a rescued Jack Russell puppy.

What did she ask Samantha Cameron?

Ahead of Symonds move into No 10 she approached the wife of the former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron for advice and tips.

A friend of the former PR guru told the Mail: “Sam Cam has been giving Carrie some advice on living in No10. They’re friends; she wants to help out.”

Carrie won’t have any publicly funded staff working for her.

The couple had previously been living in Carrie’s flat in Camberwell, South London.

When did Carrie and Boris become an item?

The pair’s romance was confirmed beyond doubt when she appeared in public with him for the first time to support his leadership bid in June 2019.

Sources say that on Valentine’s Day 2018, Symonds was heard boasting to friends about spending the night with Boris in the Oxfordshire countryside, while BoJo is also reported to have wooed Symonds at the Rosewood Hotel in Holborn.

BoJo, 54, vowed to “protect” Carrie and apologised for dragging her into the media storm, according to the Mirror.

Boris could be the first PM to wed in office if the two tie the knot while he is in power.

A friend told The Sun: “He’s completely in thrall to Carrie. Totally loved-up.”
“It’s sweet to see. He’s like a puppy dog around her and very solicitous but desperate to avoid messing it up.”