the outgoing Prime Minister and his wife will host family and friends at the 18th-century Daylesford House on Saturday to celebrate last year’s wedding.
The Figure The I-listed mansion and extensive grounds are owned by Lord Bamford, chairman of the construction equipment manufacturer JCBwho has donated millions to the conservatives.
A huge white tent with a flag has been erected on the landscaped grounds of the Gloucestershire property.
Employees were seen going in and out of the venue this week amid apparent party preparations.
Guests can relax on hay bales and benches placed outside the tent and eat and drink at barrels and small tables while enjoying the view over expansive meadows and orchards.
Mr and Mrs Johnson originally planned to have their wedding party at the Prime Minister’s official country retreat, Checkers, in Buckinghamshire.
Those plans led to suggestions that Mr Johnson wanted to stay on in part as interim prime minister to push through, although this was denied by Downing Street.
They allegedly sent save-the-date cards to a party on July 30, before deciding to change venues.
The couple married last year in a quiet private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, secretly organized for a small group of family and friends.
This was followed by a reception in the gardens at 10 Downing Street with a limited number of guests due to the coronavirus restrictions.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were known to be planning a bigger party this year after restrictions were eased.
Billionaire Lord Bamford will at least cover part of the party’s costs, The Mirror reported, citing anonymous sources.
It is not the first time that Mr Johnson, who has been married twice before, has benefited from the support of the JCB chairman.
The Tory peer backed up his leadership bid in 2019, with Mr Johnson knocking down a wall with a JCB digger at the Staffordshire factory in a stunt to show he could “make Brexit done”.
Lord Bamford’s wife, Lady Carole Bamford, founded the chic Daylesford Organic Farm, with a chain of stores selling its produce throughout London.
Mr Johnson reportedly received food from the farm shop in Daylesford worth an estimated £12,500 during the pandemic, although Downing Street said he paid the cost of all food for “personal consumption”.
When asked about the wedding celebrations, No. 10 declined to comment on the “private matter”.