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Cherie Blair suffers miscarriage

James Lyons,Gavin Cordon,Pa News
Wednesday 07 August 2002 00:00 BST
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Cherie Blair was tonight recovering after suffering a miscarriage, Downing Street said.

The Prime Minister's wife was taken to hospital after falling ill at Number 10 last night.

Mr Blair accompanied her to London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital where she underwent an operation before being discharged today.

Mrs Blair, who is 47, has four children, Euan, who is 17, 16–year–old Nicky, Kathryn, who is 14, and two–year–old Leo, who was the first baby to live in Downing Street in modern times after his surprise arrival in 2000.

The Prime Minister's wife was last seen in public at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games which took place in heavy rain in Manchester on Sunday night.

They have delayed the start of their break in France.

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