Much like the husband or wife of the prime-minister, the children are un-elected and unpaid - and their lives have been changed forever. For some Prime Ministers, their children were in their 20s, so had no need to live in the home, while Boris and Carrie Johnson had son Wilfred, and daughter Romy were born while living at No.10.
Soon, Prime Minster Liz Truss will move into Downing Street, alongside her husband Hugh O'Leary and teenage daughters 16-year-old Florence and 13-year-old Liberty. The pair are said to be thrilled by the prospect - with Liz Truss previously describing them as "very excited" at living in one of the world's most famous addresses
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