Wife of UK Conservative Party’s candidate for prime minister is expecting baby in September
By APMonday, March 22, 2010
UK: Tory prime minister hopeful’s wife is pregnant
LONDON — The wife of David Cameron, who hopes to become the next prime minister of Britain, is expecting a baby, the Conservative Party announced Monday.
Cameron, 43, is leading in the polls. A national election is expected to take place May 6. It must be held by June 3.
His party said Monday that Samantha Cameron is expected to give birth in September, by which time she and her husband could be living in 10 Downing Street, the prime minister’s official residence.
“The baby is due in September and David and Samantha are completely thrilled,” a spokeswoman for Cameron said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with party policy.
Samantha Cameron, 38, is expected to play a leading role in the campaign. She is creative director at luxury stationery company Smythson, and will make a number of appearances across Britain once the campaign formally begins.
The couple’s eldest child, Ivan, suffered from cerebral palsy and a rare and severe epilepsy condition and died in 2009 at age 6.
The couple also have a son and a daughter.
