The mother of British Prime Minister Charlotte Johnson Wahl has died at the age of 79.
A report published in the Times of England states that he died "suddenly and peacefully" at St Mary's Hospital in west London.
Boris Johnson once described his mother, who was a painter as having “the highest authority” in the family.
Prominent figures from all political parties, including Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer, have sent condolences to Mr. Johnson.
In his Twitter message Sir Keir wrote: "I am very sorry, I have received a report from the prime minister about the loss of his mother. I offer my condolences to him and his family."
Mrs. Johnson Wahl, whose father was president of the European Commission for Human Rights in the 1970s, married Stanley Johnson in 1963 before graduating from Oxford University as the first female graduate to graduate from college. being married.
The couple had four children - Boris, journalist Rachel, former environment minister Jo and environmentalist Leo. Their marriage broke down in 1979.
As a painter, Mrs. Johnson Wahl made her name as a painter, with actresses Joanna Lumley and author Jilly Cooper among the people she painted.
In 1988, she married American Professor Nicholas Wahl and moved to New York - where she began painting the city. She returned to London after the death of her husband in 1996.
At the age of 40, he developed Parkinson's disease but she continued to draw, walking with the help of a walking device.
