The outgoing prime minister, 58, and his wife, 34, will host family and friends at the 18th-century Daylesford House in Gloucestershire, owned by Anthony Bamford, the chairman of construction equipment firm JCB. Johnson abandoned plans to hold the celebration at the prime minister’s official country home, Checkers in Buckinghamshire, after claims he was using the event to delay his departure from office. A huge white string marquee has been erected in the grounds of Daylesford House. The event will celebrate the couple’s wedding which took place in a low-key private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in May 2021 during the Covid restrictions. An aerial view of the grounds of Daylesford House. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Guests will be able to relax on hay bales placed outside the tent and eat and drink at barrels and small tables as they enjoy views of meadows and orchards, according to reports. Lord Bamford, 76, is covering at least part of the cost of the party at the Grade I listed mansion, the Mirror reported. The billionaire businessman, who backed Johnson’s successful leadership bid in 2019, has given more than £10m in donations and gifts to the Conservatives since 2001. Subscribe to First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7am. BST The prime minister, who has been married twice before, has regularly mentioned JCB in speeches and events and visited its factory in Gurajat during a trip to India earlier this year. He crashed a digger emblazoned with the slogan ‘Get Brexit Done’ through a fake brick wall marked ‘Gridlock’ during a visit to a JCB factory in a bay during the 2019 general election campaign. When asked about the wedding celebrations, the No 10 declined to comment on the “private matter”.
