Boris Johnson and wife Carrie went ahead with their lavish wedding party today, in the grounds of a major donor’s 18th Century mansion.
Liz Truss has said the ousted PM is "entitled to enjoy his wedding day" when asked whether he should be concentrating on the crises facing the country.
The Foreign Secretary, who is running to replace Mr Johnson as prime minister, defended her boss's bash at a Tory donor's Cotswolds estate to mark his nuptials with Carrie Johnson last year.
Ms Truss, who is missing out on the party as she is on a campaign stop in Bromley, said: "He has done a fantastic job in standing up to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, in delivering Brexit and in delivering our vaccine to Covid and helping us deal with that great crisis.
"I think he's entitled to enjoy his wedding day, and I wish the best to him and Carrie and all the family."
The Mirror last week that revealed Mr and Mrs Johnson were to celebrate their first anniversary at Daylesford House - owned by millionaire JCB boss Lord Bamford.
Lord Bamford and his family have handed the Conservative Party at least £14million in cash and gifts since 2001 - and the peer has frequently lent his private aircraft to Mr Johnson to travel for party events.
A huge marquee was erected in the extensive grounds of the manor house on Friday.
And caterers from eco-friendly barbecue eatery Smoke and Braai were spotted setting up before guests arrived for the bash today.
The couple married in a low-key private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral last year, organised in secret, in front of a small group of family and friends.
This was followed by a reception in the gardens of 10 Downing Street with a limited number of guests due to coronavirus restrictions.
Sources told the Mirror they expected Lord Bamford to cover at least some of the cost of the event.
But when asked about the wedding celebrations, No 10 declined to comment saying it was a "private matter".
