Pals tell of hurt and anger of PM’s family

BY AMY-CLARE MARTIN BORIS Johnson’s estranged wife is said to be “in pieces” and their children “furious” at news that he is engaged to Carrie Symonds.

Friends say Marina Wheeler, who is divorcing the serial-cheat Prime Minister and battled cancer last year, is struggling to come to terms with the development.

A source said: “Marina has had a tough year with her health scare and the divorce and is very worried about how the kids are handling it too. She’s just in pieces over it all.”

Other friends said the 55-year-old was “crushed” by the news.

And sources say their four grownup kids are “furious” at Johnson over his relationship with Carrie – who at 31 is 24 years his junior.

They are said to have barely met her and believe she started seeing him while he was still living with their mum. Johnson is thought to have told Lara Lettice, 26, Milo Arthur, 24, Cassia Peaches, 22, and Theodore Apollo, 20, last week that he and Carrie are having a baby.

It comes after Johnson’s children endured a string of public scandals while growing up as he was caught cheating on Marina.

Lara reportedly branded the PM a “selfish b ***** d” when news of his affair with Carrie broke. And she has been particularly protective of her mum, who had two successful operations for cervical cancer in 2019.

The PM’s wider family – other than dad Stanley – are thought to have kept their distance from the new couple. But Johnson and Carrie are believed to have spent a quiet Christmas Day with their mothers and dog Dilyn at No10.

Carrie told friends at the weekend she is about five months pregnant and she and the PM, 55, are engaged.

She said on Instagram: “I wouldn’t normally post this kind of thing 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.”

Rumours had swirled around Westminster for weeks – fuelled by those who noticed former Tory PR chief Carrie had given up

BORIS Johnson will face more than just sleepless nights this June, when his baby is due, as he juggles a packed diary.

The PM is set to fly to the US for this year’s G7 summit, where