Boris Johnson ‘persuaded Tory chiefs to pay for Carrie Symonds’ £200,000 Downing Street makeover’

Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds‘ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘persuaded Tory chiefs to pay for Carrie Symonds’ £200,000 Downing Street makeover’

Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds‘ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more

Carrie Symonds’s zoo charity calls in lawyers to probe finances, writes GUY ADAMS

When Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds decided it was time to administer a shot in the arm to their personal finances, they explored a couple of options. One, revealed by the Mail this week, was to create a new prime ministerial charity, which would help cover some costs that have left many modern occupants of … Read more

Why would Carrie Symonds pay Lulu’s not-so-Lytle bills when John Lewis can mirror her designs? 

Why would Carrie Symonds pay Lulu’s not-so-Lytle bills when John Lewis can mirror her designs? Carrie Symonds’s Downing Street redesign is inspired by designer Lulu Lytle She wanted to rid the home of the ‘John Lewis nightmare’ left by Theresa May Could Carrie have got the look she desired from the High Street brand? By … Read more

Takeaways for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds from UK’s poshest farm shop… for £12,500

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more

Takeaways for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds from UK’s poshest farm shop… for £12,500

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds‘s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds‘s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more

Tatler reveals how Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson grew close after she ‘offered him coaching’

Carrie Symonds is the cover star of this month’s Tatler, with an in-depth feature written by the journalist Anne McElvoy.  The article contains a raft of revelations about Boris Johnson‘s 32-year-old fiancee, who it calls ‘one of the most influential women in Britain’.  Insiders describe No10 as like a Tudor court, with Ms Symonds exerting … Read more

Celebrity eco-designer who inspired Carrie’s Downing Street revamp

Her mission to overhaul Downing Street – in both interior design and inner circle – has seen Carrie Symonds likened to Madame de Pompadour and Marie Antoinette.   Like the mistress of King Louis XV and Queen of France before her, the Prime Minister’s fiancée has become known for her bohemian sartorial sense, love affair for opulence … Read more