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Boris has not told me whether this had any bearing on the choice of such a wonderful spot for the G7 summit, but I must say I am chuffed it is taking place in Cornwall. ....
Boris Johnson’s grandmother – Granny Butter – as a young woman at Carbis Bay, above When Boris Johnson announced details of this summer’s G7 summit, he admitted his choice of venue was partly inspired by ‘pride in being probably the first half-Cornish Prime Minister’. Yet that, it seems, isn’t the full story. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Cornwall’s tiny resort of Carbis Bay (population: 4,000), where the economic gathering of world leaders is due to take place in June, has an association with the PM’s family stretching back generations. It was home for decades to his great-grandparents, Lloyd’s underwriter Stanley Williams and his Paris-born wife Marie Louise de Pfeffel, who lived at Trevose View, a detached granite house which stands just 380 yards from the summit’s Carbis Bay Hotel headquarters. ....
Always a European : UK PM Boris Johnson s father applies for French passport on Brexit eve 31 Dec, 2020 08:08 PM 3 minutes to read Stanley Johnson s plan to apply for a French passport was revealed in his daughter Rachel s book. Photo / Getty Images Daily Telegraph UK By: Amy Jones British Prime Minister Boris Johnson s father has declared he will always be a European on the eve of Brexit, as he confirmed he had applied for a French passport. Stanley Johnson said his familial ties to the Gallic nation led him to seek citizenship on the day the transition period came to an end. He said: If I understand it correctly, I am French. My mother was born in France, her mother was totally French as was her grandfather. So for me it is about reclaiming what I already have. And that makes me very happy. ....