Daddy's double! Boris Johnson and his one-year-old son Wilfred show off their matching blonde mops as they leave Downing Street in the back of a police car

Boris Johnson matched his one-year-old son in a black suit in Downing Street
Prime Minster loaded the little one into a back of a police car at his London home
Wilfred is set to become a big brother as Carrie Johnson is pregnant with child
PM last week finally admitted that he is the father of six children after years of speculation about the number of children he had

Published: 12:08 BST, 27 September 2021 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 27 September 2021

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Boris Johnson's son Wilfred has been described as copy of his father, sharing his instantly recognisable mane of blonde locks.

But the Prime Minster took things a step further today as the toddler was seen as his father's mini me in a black suit leaving Downing Street.

Mr Johnson, 57, matched his son's outfit as he picked up the little one and placed him into the back of a police security car to leave their London home.

Wilfred is Mr Johnson's first son with his third wife Carrie, who is pregnant with the couple's second child.

The PM last week finally admitted that he is the father of six children after years of speculation about the number of children he had.

Boris Johnson's son Wilfred has been described as copy of his father, sharing his instantly recognisable mane of blonde locks. But the Prime Minster took things a step further today as the toddler was seen as his father's mini me in a black suit leaving Downing Stree

He told US TV it is 'a lot of hard work' being a parent before insisting that he 'changes a lot of nappies'.

Today, little Wilfred adorably held onto a teddy as he wriggled in his father's arms. He appeared to be without Carrie, who is due to give birth at Christmas.

Mr Johnson is notoriously reluctant to discuss his often colourful private life but let down his guard on American television last week,.

In an interview with NBC on his trip to New York, he admitted for the first time that he has six children - from three different relationships - although there has been some suggestion that there may actually be a seventh.

The PM has a son, Wilfred, with third wife Carrie Johnson and four with his second wife Marina Wheeler. He also has a daughter from an affair in 2009 with journalist and art critic Helen Macintyre - although a court case in 2013 hinted that there may be a second.

Boris has never previously put a figure on the size of his family. Speaking to the Today morning show, he was asked if he was a father of six, replying, 'yes'. Asked what it was like being a father to a young child while in power he added: 'It's fantastic. It's a lot of work, I'll tell you that much. But I love it, I absolutely love it. I change a lot of nappies.'

Mr Johnson, 57, matched his son's outfit as he picked up the little one and placed him into the back of a police security car to leave their London home

Mr Johnson has wed three times, with both previous marriages ending in divorce after he had an affair with his future wife.

The PM – who once dismissed reports of his cheating as 'an inverted pyramid of piffle' – married Oxford University sweetheart Allegra Mostyn-Owen in 1987, but they divorced in 1993 after he cheated on her with Wheeler.

In 2004, his four-year affair with journalist and society author Petronella Wyatt, the daughter of Labour grandee Lord Wyatt, became public. She later told how she had an abortion and suffered a miscarriage.

Mr Johnson was sacked from his role as shadow arts minister by then-Tory leader Michael Howard for lying about the relationship.

The PM has a son, Wilfred, with third wife Carrie Johnson (above) and four with his second wife Marina Wheeler. He also has a daughter from an affair in 2009.

Boris, pictured with his four children from his marriage to Marina, right, pictured together in London when she became a QC in 2016

The following year he fathered a child with art consultant Helen Macintyre but again was reconciled with his then wife. They finally announced plans to divorce in 2019 year after his relationship with Carrie came to light.

Boris Johnson's second wife Marina was reportedly 'crushed' and their four children 'furious' about news he was having his first child with Carrie in March 2020.

Ms Wheeler divorced Mr Johnson after throwing him out in 2018 amid claims he was having an affair with Ms Symonds.

She is also said to be aggrieved that Boris became engaged and tried for a baby while they were divorcing.

Mr Johnson is thought to have tried to tell their four children Lara Lettice, 26, Milo Arthur, 24, Cassia Peaches, 22, and Theodore Apollo, 20, in person that he and Carrie were having a baby, born later that year.

The Prime Minister is notoriously reluctant to discuss his often colourful private life but let down his guard on American television today as he said he had six children

But not all of his children reportedly bothered to turn up for their father's announcement and are said to be 'furious' because they believe Carrie and Boris got together after an affair.

On discovering his relationship with Carrie, who is 24 years Boris' junior, Lara told friends he was a 'selfish b*****d' and all the children are said to have been supporting their mother through the divorce.

Boris had a fifth child from an affair with art consultant Helen Macintyre.

At first he denied he was the father and even sought a High Court injunction in 2013 to prevent her existence becoming public. He lost, and also the case led to claims there was another secret love child.

The confusion sprang from the judgment that suggested he may have fathered two children as a result of the affair with Ms Macintyre.

It read: 'What was material was that the father's infidelities resulted in the conception of children on two occasions.'

Boris and Carrie's announcement they were getting engaged was made just 11 days after his divorce settlement with Marina Wheeler was agreed in court.

The couple had been married for 27 years and have four children, with Ms Wheeler - a successful barrister - reportedly in line to receive £4million from her husband.