British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seen without his wedding band
Questions are being asked about British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's choice not to wear a wedding band at his first public appearance since his recent wedding to fiancée Carrie Symonds.
Johnson, 56, was meeting with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at his official PM's residence No10 when he was snapped sans wedding band.
Keen-eyed followers also noticed he wasn't wearing one at his wedding reception either.
It could be that Johnson and Symonds are following the lead of other modern couples that are doing away with such traditions.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson at his first public appearance following his secret wedding. Barcroft Media via Getty Images
Johnson has been married twice before - once to Allegra Mostyn-Owen whom he met in university and once to Marine Wheeler with whom he has four children.
He also reportedly has a daughter with arts consultant Helen McIntyre. Johnson and Symonds welcomed their first child together, Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, on April 29, 2020.
Boris Johnson 10 Downing Street on June 2 sans wedding band. Barcroft Media via Getty Images
The couple was married in a small ceremony on Saturday, exchanging vows in front of 30 guests in London's Westminster Cathedral. It was attended by just 30 people with a larger event planned for when more coronavirus restrictions are limited.
Saturday's 'secret' wedding, attended by just 30 people in compliance with the UK's COVID-19 rules, was the third for Johnson and the first for Symonds.
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The couple announced their engagement in February 2020, two months before welcoming their first child, a son named Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson.
News of their relationship broke in 2018 with the couple confirming their romance in June 2019 with their first public appearance. Johnson even shared a photo on Instagram, showing Johnson kissing Symonds on the cheek.
The couple poses in the garden of 10 Downing Street following their wedding at Westminster Cathedral. Rebecca Fulton / Downing Street via Getty Images
It was captioned: "I wouldn't normally post this kind of thing on here, but I wanted my friends to find out from me.
"Many of you already know, but for my friends that still don't, we got engaged at the end of last year, and we've got a baby hatching early summer. Feel incredibly blessed."
It is a busy month for Prime Minister Johnson, with the UK hosting the G7 summit this month which will bring together leaders from around the world including US President Joe Biden.
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