BORIS Johnson and Carrie Symonds today had their first public outing as a married couple – taking to the world stage at the G7 in Cornwall.
The newlyweds strolled along the beach at Carbis Bay, where global leaders and a scrum of media and security are descending this weekend.
The PM appeared in high spirits ahead of his first face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden this afternoon.
But their inaugural sit-down risks being overshadowed by heated disagreements over post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland.
The US President is expected to use the bilateral talks to urge the PM to defuse the trade row with Brussels.
Carrie – now Mrs Johnson after secretly marrying at Westminster Cathedral last month – is will host First Lady Jill Biden for tea during the talks.
The two couples were all due to tour St Michael’s Mount – a picturesque tidal island – but bad weather scuppered the trip.
There was a high chance of rain around lunchtime with a moderate breeze.
The leaders will meet instead in Carbis Bay, the location for Friday’s summit.
Ahead of their meeting President Biden tweeted: “Today, I’ll be meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall.
“I look forward to affirming the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and discussing how we’ll tackle our shared challenges together in the years ahead.”
Transatlantic tensions ratcheted up this morning when it emerged the White House issued an unprecedented dressing down to No 10 over the Northern Ireland crisis.
Its ambassador to London accused the UK of “inflaming tensions” with its approach in a fiery clash with Brexit minister Lord Frost.
Washington even “strongly urged” Boris Johnson to accept “unpopular compromises” such as aligning with EU food safety rules.
Responding to the revelations, one Tory MP told Politico: “America should remember who their allies are.”
