British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his longtime girlfriend Carrie Symonds in a small private ceremony in London, BBC reported on Sunday.
British media dubbed it "the secret wedding" and held in front of close friends and family on Saturday at Westminster Cathedral.
Members of Johnson's cabinet congratulated the newlyweds on the news.
Boris Johnson marries Carrie Symonds in secret Westminster ceremony - reports https://t.co/moASjftnmI — Sky News (@SkyNews) May 29, 2021
"Congratulations @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds on your marriage today," the UK Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said in a tweet.
Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster also wished them a "huge congratulations" on Twitter. "Many congratulations to @BorisJohnson and @carriesymonds & big love to Wilf. Life is always better with love," added Children's Minister Vicky Ford, according to Daily News.
A limited number of church officials took part in preparations for the Catholic ceremony, which was officiated by Fr. Daniel Humphreys, BBC said.
The afternoon wedding - less than a mile from 10 Downing Street - was carried out in extreme secrecy, according to The Mail and The Sun.
It is the third marriage for 56-year old prime minister and the first for the 33-year old Symonds.
Downing Street has declined to comment.
The Sun said senior staff in Johnson's office were unaware of the wedding plan.
Johnson and Symonds, who works for an animal rights organization, announced their engagement in February last year.
The couple have a son, one-year old Wilfred. The boy was among the witnesses in the wedding ceremony.
Johnson, who was baptized as a Catholic by his mother, converted to the Anglican faith while in boarding school, The New York Times said.
He met Symonds, a Catholic and former Conservative Party communications assistant, while he was married to Marina Wheeler, his second wife, with whom he has four children.
Johnson and Wheeler announced their split after 25 years in September 2018.
The last British prime minister to marry while in office was Lord Liverpool in 1822.
