List of wedding guests of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
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The following is the guestlist for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which took place on 29 April 2011.[1]
Commonwealth realms royal family and relatives
- Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh,[2] the groom's grandparents
- Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall,[2] the groom's father and stepmother
- His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales,[2] the groom's brother
- Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Timothy Laurence,[3] the groom's aunt and uncle
- Mr. and Mrs. Peter Phillips,[4] the groom's cousin and his wife
- Miss Zara Phillips and Mr. Michael Tindall,[4] the groom's cousin and her fiancé
- His Royal Highness The Duke of York,[5] the groom's uncle
- Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York,[5][6][7] the groom's cousin
- Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York,[5][6] the groom's cousin
- Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex,[3] the groom's uncle and aunt
- Viscount Severn, the groom's cousin
- Lady Louise Windsor, the groom's cousin
- Viscount and Viscountess Linley[8]
- Lady Sarah Chatto and Mr. Daniel Chatto[8]
Other descendants of the Prince's great-great-grandfather King George V and their families:
- Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester[9]
- Earl and Countess of Ulster[8]
- Lady Davina Lewis and Mr. Gary Lewis[10]
- Lady Rose Gilman and Mr. George Gilman[8]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent[9]
- Earl and Countess of St Andrews[8]
- Lady Helen Taylor and Mr. Timothy Taylor[8]
- Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor[8]
- Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy,[8] also the groom's godmother
- James Ogilvy and Julia Ogilvy[8]
- Marina Ogilvy[8]
- Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Michael of Kent[9]
Other descendants of the prince's great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria and their families:
- The Right Honourable The Lady Saltoun[8]
- The Right Honourable The Countess Mountbatten of Burma (also the granddaughter of the prince's great-great grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg)[11]
- Lady Pamela Hicks (also the granddaughter of the prince's great-great grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg)[12]
Spencer family
- Lady Sarah McCorquodale (aunt of the groom; eldest sister of Diana, Princess of Wales) and Mr. Neil McCorquodale[13]
- Miss Emily McCorquodale
- Mr. George McCorquodale
- Miss Celia McCorquodale
- The Right Honourable The Baroness Fellowes (aunt of the groom; sister of Diana, Princess of Wales) and The Baron Fellowes[13]
- The Honourable Laura Pettman
- The Honourable Alexander Fellowes
- The Honourable Eleanor Fellowes
- The Right Honourable The Earl Spencer (uncle of the groom; only brother of Diana, Princess of Wales) and Miss Karen Gordon[13]
- Lady Anne Wake-Walker (grandaunt of the groom; paternal aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales)[13]
Middleton family and relatives
- Mr. and Mrs. Michael (and Carole) Middleton (father and mother of the bride)[2]
- Miss Philippa Charlotte "Pippa" Middleton (younger sister of the bride)[2] with Mr. Alex Loudon[14]
- Mr. James Middleton (younger brother of the bride)[2]
- Mr. Gary Goldsmith (maternal uncle of the bride) and Mrs. Luan Goldsmith[15]
- Miss Tallulah Goldsmith[15]
- Other relatives, including Matita Glassborow, Jean Harrison, Stephen Lupton, David Middleton, Elizabeth Middleton, Timothy Middleton, John Middleton, Richard Middleton, Simon Middleton, Nicholas Middleton, Adam Middleton, Anne Gabriella Middleton and Lucy Middleton.[15]
Foreign reigning sovereigns and consorts
- His Majesty The King of Bhutan[16]
- Their Majesties The Sultan[17] and Queen of Brunei[8]
- Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark[18]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg[19]
- Their Majesties The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia[8]
- His Serene Highness The Prince of Monaco and Miss Charlene Wittstock[17]
- Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco (wife of the King of Morocco)[8]
- Their Majesties The King and Queen of Norway[17][20]
- Their Highnesses The Emir of Qatar and Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned[21]
- Her Majesty The Queen of Spain[22]
- His Majesty The King of Swaziland[8]
- His Majesty The King of Tonga[23]
Other members of foreign reigning royal families
- His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al-Khalifa of Bahrain (then also the Bahraini Ambassador)
- Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Brabant of Belgium[24]
- His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Hmoud Al-Sabah of Kuwait
- Their Royal Highnesses Prince Seeiso and Princess Mabereng of Lesotho[8]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands[17]
- His Highness Prince Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said of Oman[8]
- Their Royal Highnesses Prince Mohamed bin Nawaf and Princess Fadwa bint Khalid of Saudi Arabia[8]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Asturias of Spain[17]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Princess of Sweden and The Duke of Västergötland[17][20]
- Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand[25]
- His Highness The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates[26]
Various members of foreign non-reigning royal families
- His Royal Highness The Margrave and Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Margravine of Baden (the Margrave is the nephew of The Duke of Edinburgh)[27][28]
- Their Majesties The Tsar and Tsaritsa of the Bulgarians (The Tsar and Prince William are fourth cousins three times removed, sharing Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld as their common ancestor)[8][28]
- Their Majesties The King and Queen of the Hellenes, godparents of Prince William (and second cousins once removed)[24][28]
- Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece[28][29]
- His Royal Highness Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
- Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece[28][29]
- His Royal Highness The Landgrave of Hesse[28][30]
- Her Highness Princess Yvonne of Hesse
- Their Serene Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg[27][28][31] (The Prince is a grandnephew of the Duke of Edinburgh)
- Her Serene Highness Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg[28] and Mr. Max Soltmann
- His Majesty The King of the Romanians (The King and Prince William are second cousins, once removed)[28][29] (although his wife, Queen Anne of Romania, was unable to attend)
- Her Highness The Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau[28] (The Countess is a grandniece of the Duke of Edinburgh, who is the brother of her grandmother Sophie)
- Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Yugoslavia (The Crown Prince is the godson of Elizabeth II)[24][28]
- Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia[8][28]
Commonwealth governors-general
- His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen ON GCMG CD (Governor-General of Jamaica)[31]
- His Excellency Sir Frederick Ballantyne GCMG (Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) and Lady Ballantyne[32]
- Their Excellencies Dr Quentin Bryce AC (Governor-General of Australia) and Dr Michael Bryce AM AE[33][34]
- His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes GCMG (Governor-General of the Bahamas) and Lady Foulkes[35]
- His Excellency Sir Clifford Husbands GCMG KA QC (Governor-General of Barbados)[36]
- Their Excellencies Dr David Johnston CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) (Governor General of Canada) and Dr Sharon Johnston CC PhD[34]
- His Excellency Sir Frank Kabui GCMG CSI OBE (Governor-General of the Solomon Islands) and Lady Kabui[37]
- Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy GCMG (Governor-General of Saint Lucia)[34]
- His Excellency Sir Michael Ogio GCMG CBE (Governor-General of Papua New Guinea) and Lady Ogio[34]
- His Excellency Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO (Governor-General of New Zealand) and Lady Satyanand[33]
- His Excellency Sir Cuthbert Sebastian GCMG OBE (Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis)[34]
- Her Excellency Dame Louise Lake-Tack GCMG DStJ (Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda)[34]
- His Excellency Sir Colville Young GCMG MBE (Governor-General of Belize) and Lady Young[34]
Politicians and diplomats
Prime ministers of Commonwealth realms
- The Honourable Julia Gillard (Prime Minister of Australia) with her partner Tim Mathieson[33]
- The Honourable Dr Ralph Gonsalves (Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) and Eloise Gonsalves[38]
- The Right Honourable Hubert Ingraham (Prime Minister of the Bahamas) and Delores Miller[35]
- The Right Honourable John Key (Prime Minister of New Zealand) and Bronagh Key[33]
- The Honourable Stephenson King (Prime Minister of Saint Lucia) and Rosella Nestor[34]
- The Honourable Freundel Stuart (Prime Minister of Barbados)[34][36]
- The Right Honourable David Cameron (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) and Samantha Cameron[31]
Ambassadors to the United Kingdom
- His Excellency Dr Georg Boomgaarden (German ambassador)[31]
- His Excellency Keiichi Hayashi (Japanese ambassador)[31]
- His Excellency Bernard Émié (French ambassador)
- His Excellency Ja Song-nam (North Korean ambassador)[39]
- His Excellency Nalin Surie (Indian High Commissioner)[40]
- His Excellency Ron Prosor (Israeli Ambassador)[31]
- His Excellency Pieter Willem Waldeck (Dutch ambassador)[41]
- His Excellency Wajid Shamsul Hasan (Pakistani ambassador)[42]
- The Honourable Louis Susman (United States ambassador)[31]
- Her Excellency Barbara Tuge-Erecinska (Polish Ambassador)[31]
Lieutenant Governors of the Crown Dependencies
- His Excellency Lt General Andrew Ridgway (Lieutenant Governor of Jersey)[43]
- His Excellency Adam Wood (Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man)[44]
Delegates from the British Overseas Territories
- The Honourable McKeeva Bush OBE (Premier of the Cayman Islands) and Kerry Bush[34]
- The Honourable Peter Caruana QC (Chief Minister of Gibraltar) and Cristina Caruana[34]
- The Honourable Paula Cox (Premier of Bermuda) and Germain Nkeuleu[34]
- The Honourable John Cranfield (Saint Helena) and Vilma Cranfield[34]
- The Honourable Sharon Halford (member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands) and Rodney Halford[34]
- The Honourable Reuben Meade (Chief Minister of Montserrat) and the Revd Dr Joan Delsol Meade[34]
- The Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal OBE (Premier of the British Virgin Islands)[31] and the Revd Edris O'Neal[34]
Other dignitaries from within Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Michael Bear and Barbara Bear[34]
- Richard Benyon (British Conservative MP for Newbury)[39] and Zoe Benyon[15]
- The Right Honourable John Bercow (Speaker of the House of Commons) and Sally Bercow[34]
- The Right Honourable Kenneth Clarke PC, QC (Lord Chancellor of Great Britain and Secretary of State for Justice) and Gillian Clarke[34]
- The Right Honourable Nick Clegg (Lord President of the Council and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)[31] and Miriam Clegg[34]
- The Right Honourable The Lord Elis-Thomas (Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales) and Lady Elis-Thomas[34]
- The Right Honourable Alex Fergusson (Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament) and Merryn Fergusson[34]
- Simon Fraser CMG (British Permanent Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) with his wife[34]
- The Right Honourable William Hague (British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State) and Ffion Hague[34]
- Alderman William Hay (Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly) and his wife[34]
- The Right Honourable The Baroness Hayman GBE, PC (Lord Speaker of the House of Lords) and Martin Hayman[34]
- The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt PC (British Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport) and Lucia Chen[34]
- The Right Honourable The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC (former Foreign and Home Secretary)
- Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) and Marina Wheeler[34]
- The Right Honourable Carwyn Jones (First Minister of Wales) and Lisa Jones[34]
- The Right Honourable Sir John Major (Former Conservative Prime Minister 1990-1997) KG CH PC and Dame Norma Major DBE
- The Right Honourable Theresa May (British Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities) and Philip May[34]
- The Right Honourable Ed Miliband (British Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party)[31] and Justine Thornton[34]
- Sir Gus O'Donnell KCB (British Cabinet Secretary) and Lady O'Donnell[34]
- The Right Honourable George Osborne (British Chancellor of the Exchequer) and the Honourable Mrs Osborne[34]
- The Right Honourable Peter Robinson (First Minister of Northern Ireland)[34]
- The Right Honourable Alex Salmond (First Minister of Scotland) and Moira Salmond[34]
- The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Judith Warner with Count Paolo Filo della Torre[34]
British armed forces
- Major Tom Archer-Burton (Prince William's Commanding Officer in the Household Cavalry)[8]
- Major William Bartle-Jones (Prince William's Squadron Leader in the Household Cavalry Regiment based at Windsor)[8]
- Lance-Corporal Martyn Compton (Household Cavalry, injured in an ambush in Afghanistan in 2006)[8]
- Rear Admiral Ian Corder (Royal Navy Submarine Service; Prince William was appointed Commodore-in-Chief of Submarines)[8]
- Major-General William Cubitt (Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District) and Lucy Cubitt[8]
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton (Chief of the Air Staff) and Lady Dalton[8]
- Holly Dyer (sister of 2nd Lieutenant Joanna Dyer, who was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2007. Joanna Dyer had been a close friend of Prince William's at Sandhurst)[8]
- Captain Mark Hayhurst (a friend of Prince William's) and his fiancée, Elizabeth Sebag-Montefiore
- General Sir Nicholas Houghton (Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff) and Lady Houghton[8]
- Captain Harry Legge-Bourke, Welsh Guards officer (brother of Tiggy Legge-Bourke) and Iona Legge-Bourke, as well as his mother, The Honourable Shân Legge-Bourke [citation needed]
- Air Vice Marshal The Honorable David Murray (Defence Services Secretary) with his wife[8]
- General Sir David Richards (Chief of the Defence Staff) and Lady Richards[8]
- Susie Roberts (widow of Major Alexis Roberts, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007. Alexis Roberts was Prince William's Platoon Commander at Sandhurst)[8]
- Brigadier Edward Smyth-Osbourne (Prince William's Commanding Officer in the Household Cavalry Regiment and military mentor)[8]
- Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope (First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff) and Lady Stanhope[8]
- General Sir Peter Wall (Chief of the General Staff) and Lady Wall[8]
- Bryn and Emma Parry (founders of Help for Heroes)[8]
- Wing Commander Kevin Marsh (met Prince William through his service in the RAF)[8]
- Squadron Leader Craig Finch (Principal instructor to Prince William during his time with the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury)
- Members of C Flight, No. 22 Squadron (at RAF Valley in Anglesey), including Wing Commander Steven Bentley, Wing Commander Iain Wright, Squadron Leader Paul Bolton, Squadron Leader David Taylor, Flight Lieutenant Thomas Bunn, Flight Lieutenant Al Conner, Sergeant Keith Best, with wives.[8][45]
Religious figures
- His Highness Aga Khan IV[34][46]
- Rabbi Anthony Bayfield (President of the Movement for Reform Judaism)[34][47]
- Anil Bhanot (General Secretary of the Hindu Council UK)[34]
- His Eminence Seán Cardinal Brady (Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh)[48]
- The Most Reverend David Chillingworth (Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane)[34]
- The Right Reverend John Christie (Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland)[34]
- Malcolm Deboo (President of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe)[34]
- His Eminence Archbishop Gregorios (Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain)[34]
- The Right Reverend Dr Norman Hamilton (Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland)[34]
- The Most Reverend Alan Harper (Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland)[34]
- The Reverend Gareth Morgan Jones (President of the Free Church Council of Wales)[34]
- Monsignor Philip Kerr (Convener of Action of Churches Together in Scotland)[34]
- Commissioner Elizabeth Matear (Salvation Army)[34]
- The Most Reverend Dr Barry Morgan (Church in Wales' Archbishop of Wales)[34]
- His Eminence Cormac Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor (Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster)[34]
- The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols (Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster)[34]
- His Eminence Keith Cardinal O'Brien (Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh)[34]
- Rabbi Alan Plancey[34]
- Imam Mohammad Raza[34]
- Chief Rabbi The Right Honourable The Lord Sacks (Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth)[49]
- The Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera (Head Priest of the London Buddhist Vihara)[49]
- The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu (Church of England's Archbishop of York) and Margaret Sentamu[34]
- Maulana Syed Raza Shabbarm (Muhammadi Trust)[34]
- Natubhai Shah (President of the Jain Academy)[34]
- Dr Indarjit Singh (Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations (UK))[34]
- Canon Christopher Tuckwell[34]
- The Reverend Martin Turner[34] [who?]
- The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams (Church of England's Archbishop of Canterbury)[34]
Friends of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
- Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (friend of Prince William)[14]
- Helen Asprey (the couple's personal private secretary)[50]
- Oliver Baker (friend of Prince William's from university)[14]
- Emily Bevan (friend of Middleton's from university) [citation needed]
- Tim Billington (horse breeder)[50]
- Olivia Bleasdale (friend of Prince William's from university; former flatmate at university)[14]
- Fergus Boyd (friend of Prince William's from university)[14] and wife, Rosie
- Tom Bradby (ITN political editor) and Claudia Bradby (a jewellery designer who worked with Middleton at Jigsaw)[7]
- Sir Richard Branson (who offered his Caribbean retreat, Necker Island, as a venue for the royal honeymoon) and Lady Branson, and their daughter, Dr Holly Branson.[51]
- Sam Branson (a former friend of Middleton's) was not invited,[52] although his parents and sister did attend.
- Amanda Bush (friend of Prince William's)[citation needed]
- Sir Henry Cheape (owner of the Strathtyrum Estate in St. Andrews where the couple shared a farmhouse)[14]
- Alasdair Coutts-Wood (friend of Prince William's from St. Andrews)[citation needed]
- Jessica Craig (with Captain Philip Kaye; friends of Prince William's)[50]
- Edward and Lady Tamara van Cutsem (family friends since the Prince's childhood; her mother, the Duchess of Westminster, is the Prince's godmother)[4]
- Hugh and Rose van Cutsem (parents of bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem; Hugh van Cutsem has been a family friend since the Prince's childhood)[4]
- Major Nicholas van Cutsem (family friend since the Prince's childhood) and wife, Alice[53]
- William van Cutsem (friend of Prince William's)[14]
- Bryony Daniels (friend of Prince William's from St. Andrews) [citation needed]
- Chelsy Davy (friend of Prince Harry's)[14]
- Davina Duckworth-Chad (friend of Prince William's)[14] with her husband, Tom Barber
- David Dugmore and Roger Dugmore (safari park owners from Botswana)[54]
- Rupert Finch (friend of Middleton's)[14] and Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs
- Ben Fogle (TV presenter) and his wife, Marina Fogle[7]
- Alicia Fox-Pitt (sister of William Fox-Pitt; Middleton's friend)[4]
- Virginia Fraser (neighbour of the couple's while at St Andrews)[14]*
- Lord Elliott James Andrew Godman
- Astrid Harbord (friend of Prince Harry's)[4]
- Oliver Hicks (friend of Prince William's), and his parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Hicks [citation needed]
- Olivia Hunt (friend of Prince William's),[14] and her parents
- David Jardine-Paterson and Emilia d'Erlanger (banking heir, Prince William's friend; the couple attended their wedding last year)[4]
- James Jardine-Paterson (banking heir; Prince William's friend)[14]
- Arthur Landon (friend of Prince William's), with his mother, Katalina Landon[14]
- Mr and Mrs Charles Pettifer (the latter better known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, former caregiver to the Prince)[14]
- Captain[disambiguation needed] Jack Mann (polo player; friend of Prince Williamès)[14]
- Lady Laura Marsham, daughter of the 8th Earl of Romney, with her brother, The Honourable Michael Marsham [citation needed]
- Willem Marx (friend of Middleton's)[14]
- Harry Meade (Old Etonian; friend of the couple's)[4] and Rosie Meade, along with his brother James, sister Lucy and their parents, Olympic gold medallist Richard Meade and Angela Meade[14]
- Natalie Milbank (friend of the couple's) and Edward Milbank[citation needed]
- The Honourable Drummond Money-Coutts (Magic Circle member)[citation needed]
- Torquil Montague-Johnstone and Irena Montague-Johnstone (friends of the Middleton family)[4]
- Jake Mulley (friend of Prince William's)[14]
- James Murray Wells (entrepreneur; Old Harrovian)[4]
- Arabella Musgrave (friend of Prince William's)[14]
- Hinesh Parmar (friend of the bride and groom)[14]
- Guy Pelly (friend of Prince William's),[4] with his parents, Mr and Mrs John Pelly
- Earl Percy, Lord Max Percy, Lady Melissa Percy, and Lady Catherine Valentine (The Duke of Northumberland's children)[4]
- Tamara Rosenberg (friend of Prince William's)
- Shriman Maharaj Sahib Shri Raghav Raj Singh Shisodia, 8th Maharaj Sahib of Shivrati (friend of Prince William's) and his wife Shailja[55]
- Daniel Snow (historian) and Lady Edwina Snow (her mother, the Duchess of Westminster, is the Prince's godmother)[56]
- Thomas van Straubenzee (friend of Prince William's since prep school)[4]
- Luke and Mark Tomlinson (friends of Prince William's)[4]
- Ben Vestey (polo player), his wife Chloe and his sister Tamara (friends of Prince William's)[14]
- Sam Waley-Cohen (English jockey, and childhood friend of Prince William's)[57] with his fiancée, Annabel Ballin, and his parents, Robert and Felicity Waley-Cohen
- Susanna and Jake Warren (grandchildren of the Queen's former racing manager, the Earl of Carnarvon)[14]
- Sir Eric Anderson and Lady Anderson, Former Provost of Eton and Charles's teacher at Gordonstoun; Sir Eric advised William on his gap year.[58]
Celebrities and other notable guests
- Gregory Allen (yoga teacher)[39]
- The Honourable Brian Alexander (Managing Director of The Mustique Company)[39]
- Joseph Allbritton (former owner of Riggs Bank)[59]
- Rowan Atkinson[39] and wife, Sunetra
- David Beckham OBE and Victoria Beckham[39]
- Sir Trevor Brooking[8]
- The Right Honourable The Viscount Bridport[15]
- Sir Yogendra Pasupalati (Mustique-based physician)[39]
- Butrint R Gashi(Executive, The Mustique Company)[39]
- Basil Charles (owner of Basil's Bar, Mustique)[39]
- Manuel Colonques (Chairman of Porcelanosa)[59]
- Marquess Vittorio Frescobaldi (wine magnate and head of the Italian noble family, the Frescobaldis)[59]
- Andrew Gailey (Vice-Provost of Eton College, who was Prince William's Housemaster)[8]
- Rear Admiral Sir Donald Gosling (co-founder National Car Parks) with Gabriella Di Nora (Diana, Princess of Wales' former personal shopper)[59]
- Edward Gould (Master of Marlborough College between 1993–2003)[8]
- Amy Huberman (Irish actress)[60]
- Sir Elton John and David Furnish[61]
- Count Tibor Kálnoky (Romanian nobleman and landlord who manages Prince Charles's properties in Transylvania)[59]
- Timur Kuanyshev (Kazakh industrialist) and Alfiya Kuanysheva[59]
- Sir John Madejski (Chairman of Reading Football Club)[39]
- Hugh Morrison (horse trainer), and Mary Morrison[15]
- Philippa Naylor (designer)[15]
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson (television presenter and socialite)[62]
- Pedro Pesudo (Director of Porcelanosa)[59]
- Juergen Pierburg (billionaire art collector and philanthropist)[59]
- The Right Honourable The Lord Petre KStJ (Lord Lieutenant of Essex)
- Roger Pritchard (Managing Director of The Mustique Company)[39]
- Guy Ritchie with Jacqui Ainsley[39]
- Lily Safra (Brazilian-Monegasque philanthropist)[63]
- Richard Schaffer (tennis coach at Mustique)[39]
- Lucia Santa Cruz (daughter of former Chilean ambassador; friend of Prince Charles's)[59]
- Joss Stone[8]
- Mario Testino (fashion photographer who took the engagement photos)
- Ian Thorpe (Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer)[57]
- Mike Tindall (rugby player, who accompanied his fiancée, Zara Phillips)[57]
- Matthew Vaughn[64]
- Martyn Williams (Welsh rugby player)[57]
- Sir Clive Woodward and Lady Woodward[15][39][57]
- Jon Zammett (Head of public relations of the German car manufacturer Audi)[65]
- Their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, and Her Grace The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, friends of the Royal Family[66]
Maid of Honour and Bridesmaids, Best Man and Page Boys
The groom's father, the Prince of Wales, has released the official cadre of bridesmaids, pages and the overall makeup of the wedding party:[67]
Maid of Honour and Best man
- Philippa "Pippa" Middleton, the Maid of Honour
- His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, the Best Man
Bridesmaids and Page Boys
- Lady Louise Windsor (aged 7 – daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex)
- The Honourable Margarita Armstrong-Jones (aged 8 – daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley)
- Grace van Cutsem (aged 3 – daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh van Cutsem, and godchild of Prince William)
- Eliza Lopes (aged 3 – daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Lopes; granddaughter of The Duchess of Cornwall)
- William Lowther-Pinkerton (aged 10 – son of Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton)
- Thomas Pettifer (aged 8 – son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pettifer, and godchild of Prince William)
Notable people who declined their invitations
The following are notable people who declined their invitations for various reasons:
- The Right Honourable Stephen Harper (Prime Minister of Canada) and Laureen Harper – the wedding day was three days before the Canadian federal elections.
- The Right Honourable Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare (Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea) and Lady Veronica Somare[34] – Prime Minister Somare was recovering from surgery in Singapore.[68]
- The Right Honourable The Baroness Thatcher LG (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1979-1990) – declined due to ill health.
- Their Majesties The King and Queen of Jordan – declined due to the protests in that country.
- Her Majesty The Queen of the Netherlands – declined due to her nation's observance of Queen's Day, which is the day after. However, The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima did attend.[69]
- His Majesty The King of Spain – could not attend while recovering from a recent surgery. However, Queen Sofía and the Prince and Princess of Asturias did attend.[22]
- His Majesty The King of Sweden – declined due to his own birthday celebrations which took place the day after. However, the Crown Princess and the Duke of Västergötland did attend.
- His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia[70][71]
- His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein – because of the beatification ceremony for the late Pope John Paul II.
- His Majesty The Crown Prince of Bahrain – declined due to the ensuing protests in that country.[72]
- Their Imperial Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan – declined due to the earthquake and tsunami that devastated their home country.[73]
- The Right Honourable Dean Barrow (Prime Minister of Belize)[74] [why?]
- Richie McCaw (New Zealand national rugby union captain) – declined due to commitments to his Super Rugby club, the Crusaders.[57]
- Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland national rugby union captain and husband of invitee, actress Amy Huberman) – declined due to commitments to his club team, Leinster, who were to play a Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse the day after the wedding.[57][60]
- Their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk – declined due to the announcement of their separation.[75]
Invitation withdrawn
- His Excellency Dr Sami Khiyami (Syrian ambassador to the United Kingdom)[76]
See also
- List of wedding guests of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling
- List of wedding guests of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer
Notes
References
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