Carrie Johnson shares adorable family photo of new baby Poppy with her older siblings - just days after she and former PM Boris welcomed their fourth child together
Boris Johnson 's wife Carrie has shared an adorable photo of new daughter Poppy getting acquainted with her siblings - days after revealing the surprise birth.
Poppy - full name Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson - was born on May 21, the fourth baby the couple have had together, following a largely secret pregnancy.
Mrs Johnson has said the baby girl - already nicknamed 'Pop Tart' - will be the final child she has with the former Conservative Prime Minister, and that the pair are 'smitten' with her.
Days after announcing the birth, she has shared a new photo of Poppy cuddled up with her siblings Romy, three, Wilfred, five, and Frank, who will be two in July.
In the picture - soundtracked to jaunty music on Mrs Johnson's Instagram Stories - Poppy is cuddled up in Romy's lap, as the three-year-old wraps her arms around her protectively.
Sitting either side on a striped red and white sofa, Frank and Wilfred look on at their new baby sister.
The wife of the ex-PM also shared other images that suggest the family is taking full advantage of Bank Holiday Monday.
Her Stories also feature an image of a glass of Aperol Spritz, captioned 'Never tasted better', and a photo of a selection of burgers, steaks, skewers and corn cobs being turned on a grill on a sunny patio.
Mrs Johnson stunned followers with the surprise announcement of Poppy's birth on Saturday May 24 - three days after she arrived into the world - with a montage of Instagram photos.
Among the pictures was a selfie with Poppy, a picture of doting new dad Mr Johnson, and an image of Romy - whom she said had been 'desperate for a little sister' - with her new sibling.
Announcing the birth on Instagram, Mrs Johnson said 'I can't believe how pretty and tiny you are. Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten.
She added: 'Not sure I've slept a minute since you were born as can't stop looking at how completely lovely you are.'
Friends of the couple said they left the sex of the baby a surprise, and had been expecting a boy.
Mrs Johnson wrote 'Wilf, Romy and Frank are utterly delighted, particularly Romy who was desperate for a little sister. Bring on the matching dresses.'
In the main announcement picture the baby is wearing a yellow babygrow and knitted jumper, chosen because the couple did not know whether she would be a boy or a girl.
Mrs Johnson also kept the pregnancy largely a secret. She gave birth in UCLH and thanked the 'amazing' maternity team in her social media post.
Announcing the baby name, Mrs Johnson wrote her nicknames are 'Pops, Pop Tart'. Her middle name Josephine was chosen after Carrie's mother.
She also suggested the baby would be the final one for her family, writing: 'A final gang member.'
Mrs Johnson posted to Instagram on Saturday to announce Poppy's birth alongside a series of pictures and said she is their 'final gang member'
She posted a sweet picture of Romy holding her baby sister, as well as a photograph of Wilfred stroking her head.
Mrs Johnson also posted pictures of a pepperoni pizza and a bottle of Pina Colada cocktail, made by the 'Lockdown Liquor & Co'.
She wrote: 'Back from hospital now and time for cocktails and pizza with my tiny baby snoozing on my lap. Life doesn't get any better.'
Poppy's birth comes after Mrs Johnson was hospitalised with pneumonia for nearly a week in January this year.
Posting at the time Mrs Johnson wrote: 'Hospital confirmed I had flu and pneumonia. I was there nearly a week and I'm still not recovered.
'It could take another few weeks until I feel like myself again.
'I didn't expect to spend the first week of 2025 in hospital. After having a nasty chest infection for nearly 18 days at home over Christmas, it just got out of hand and I was struggling to breathe properly.'
Mr and Mrs Johnson announced their engagement in February 2020 and welcomed their first child, Wilfred, on April 29 that year.
The snaps also showed the Johnsons enjoying cocktails and pizza to celebrate the birth of their newest arrival
Mrs Johnson shared an image holding a bottle of a blended Pina Colada in the series of Instagram pictures
The following year Mrs Johnson gave birth to Romy on December 9, and their second son Frank was born on July 5, 2023.
The Johnsons named Wilfred after Mr Johnson's grandfather. One of his middle names, Lawrie, is after her own grandad and the other, Nicholas, is after a doctor who treated the former MP while he battled Covid at St Thomas' hospital in London.
Their daughter Romy is named after Mrs Johnson's auntie Rosemary. Her middle name Iris is Greek for rainbow and her third name Charlotte was a tribute to Mr Johnson's late mother.
Mrs Johnson described Romy as their 'rainbow baby' following her miscarriage a year before she was born.
After giving birth to Frank, Mrs Johnson said: 'Welcome to the world Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson born 5th July at 9.15am. (Can you guess which name my husband chose?!)'
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