Who is Lady Victoria Starmer? Meet the new Prime Minster's wife

Sir Keir Starmer has formally been appointed Prime Minister by King Charles III, taking over the role from Rishi Sunak.

Mr Sunak officially stepped down from the role of PM on Friday (July 5) morning after Labour won the general election in a landslide ending a 14-year Conservative reign.

In total, Labour won 412 seats with the Conservatives only securing 121 (at the time of writing).

Sir Keir made his way from Buckingham Palace to Number 10 Downing Street on Friday with his wife Lady Victoria Starmer by his side.

The pair greeted the crowd of adoring fans waiting for them out the front of Downing Street before Sir Keir made his first speech as the new Prime Minister.

But while most of the attention has been on Sir Keir, what do we know about his wife Victoria?

Who is Lady Victoria Starmer?

Lady Victoria Starmer (formerly Alexander) is a former solicitor, now NHS occupational therapist, according to Vogue.

"Victoria Alexander, as she was then known, grew up in the Gospel Oak area of London, the daughter of an economics lecturer father and a community doctor mother," Vogue explained.

She attended Channing School and then studied law and sociology at the University of Cardiff in the 90s.

She got her first taste of politics when she ran for president of Cardiff’s Student Union, a vote she won “in a landslide".

She then volunteered for Tony Blair’s campaign, before qualifying as a solicitor and working for a Soho firm specializing in street crime, according to Vogue.

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria greeted fans outside Downing Street on Friday (July 5) after he was formally appointed Prime Minister. (Image: PA)

When did Sir Keir Starmer meet his wife Victoria?

Sir Keir Starmer met his wife Victoria when they were both lawyers.

Vogue recounted: "Keir rang Victoria’s office about the accuracy of some documents, and before he hung up, he overheard Victoria exclaim: 'Who the fuck does he think he is?'"

The pair ended up getting married at the Fennes Estate in Essex in 2007.

How old is Sir Keir Starmer's wife?

Sir Keir Starmer's wife, Victoria is 51 years old, according to Vogue.

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Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria's children

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victora have two children a 16-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter.

The son is named Toby, while the daughter has never been publicly named.