THE Queen sent a message of congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their son today. But it is likely that the monarch will be sending something else to the couple too. Follow the Boris Johnson baby live blog for latest news & updates According to a royal insider the PM and his […]
THE Queen sent a message of congratulations to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds on the birth of their son today.
But it is likely that the monarch will be sending something else to the couple too.
Follow the Boris Johnson baby live blog for latest news & updates
According to a royal insider the PM and his fiance should expect an “enormous bouquet” of flowers from Her Majesty in line with previous Downing Street arrivals.
Back in 2000, the then Labour leader and PM Tony Blair and his wife Cherie welcomed their youngest son Leo, and were the first couple to have a baby at No.10 since 1850.
And reporter Euan Ferguson witnessed a rather large gift arriving for the couple not long after the birth.
Writing in the Guardian, he said: ““At about noon, a large bouquet arrived from the Queen and Prince Philip.
“At least, we think it was.”
Ferguson explained that the postman had winked, telling reporters, “Can’t tell you who that was from, mate.”
But he did say, ““More important even than” before gesturing to Downing Street.
The Queen sent a private message to the PM after fiancee Carrie Symonds gave birth this morning.
Buckingham Palace said the Queen has sent a private message to both Boris and Carrie, sending them good wishes and congratulating them on the birth of their baby boy.
In a statement, a spokesman for the PM said: “The Prime Minister and Ms Symonds are thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning. Both mother and baby are doing very well.
“The PM and Ms Symonds would like to thank the fantastic NHS maternity team.”
Boris is only the third Prime Minister to welcome a baby while in office with the birth of Leo Blair in 2000 and Florence Cameron in 2010 preceding it.
Carrie, 32, had been self-isolating since the end of March after experiencing coronavirus symptoms.
It’s thought she stayed in the couple’s south London flat as Boris battled coronavirus in intensive care.
Boris was due to take PMQs today, but it’s likely Dominic Raab will step in while the PM spends time with his new son.
In other royal news, we told you how Kate and William feel “wholly responsible” for comforting the public since Meghan and Harry quit.
And we told you how Prince George’s nickname for the Queen is a sweet nod to his grandad Prince Charles.
Plus we told you how The Queen sees grandson Prince Harry as ‘prodigal son’ and will ‘welcome him back with open arms’.
