The Duke of Cambridge phoned Boris Johnson and chatted with the Prime Minister over the phone days after the politician welcomed his newborn son.
Prince William, 37, called Mr Johnson, 55, on Friday afternoon, with their phone meeting recorded as an official event in the Court Circular.
The call came days after Mr Johnson and fiancee Carrie Symonds, 32, welcomed their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson at NHS’s University College Hospital in central London on Wednesday morning.
Boris is known to have fathered five children, with Wilfred his first son since welcoming a daughter Stephanie 11 years ago, while Prince William has three children, Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 2.
Father-of-three Prince William, 37, phoned Boris Johnson on Friday afternoon, days after the Prime Minister welcomed newborn son Wilfred (pictured, Prince William with Kate Middleton, 38, and their children, Prince George, 6, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 2)
The Court Circular, a daily list of the official engagements conducted by the Queen and her family, recorded their telephone calls to the hospitals as events yesterday.
It said: ‘The Duke of Cambridge this afternoon held a Meeting with the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) via telephone.’
Prince William’s phonecall is known to have followed a message to the couple from the Queen.
Her Majesty is also known to have sent a private message of good wishes to congratulate the couple on the birth of their son, Buckingham Palace said.
The Prime Minister spoke with the Duke of Cambridge over the phone during a meeting on Friday afternoon, days after he welcomed his newborn son (pictured returning to 10 Downing Street from hospital after the birth of his son)
Earlier this month, the Duke tweeted a personal message to the Prime Minister and Carrie as Mr Johnson battled coronavirus in hospital.
Posting on his official Twitter account, and signing it off with his initial ‘W’, he wrote: ‘Our thoughts are with the Prime Minister and his family, who like so many in the UK and around the world are affected by coronavirus. We wish him a speedy recovery at this difficult time. W.’
Earlier today, Carrie revealed the name of her and Boris Johnson’s newborn son as Wilfred, after the Prime Minister’s grandfather, as the proud parents shared the first photograph of their baby boy with the world.
In a post shared on Ms Symonds’ Instagram, the first-time mother was seen tightly cradling her son, who sported a full head of hair not dissimilar to that of his father, as she boasted: ‘My heart is full.’
It comes as Carrie revealed the pair have named their baby Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, and shared the first snap of the newborn
A heart-warming caption revealed the boy’s full name as Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, with Lawrie a reference to Ms Symond’s grandfather and Nicholas a tribute to the two doctors that ‘saved Boris’ life’.
The caption read: ‘Introducing Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas born on 29.04.20 at 9am. Wilfred after Boris’ grandfather Lawrie after my grandfather Nicholas after Dr Nick Price and Dr Nick Hart – the two doctors that saved Boris’ life last month.
‘Thank you so, so much to the incredible NHS maternity team at UCLH that looked after us so well. I couldn’t be happier. My heart is full.’
The new family are planning to live in their Downing Street flat along with their dog Dilyn, the Number 10 spokesman confirmed earlier this week.