As we discussed yesterday, 1900 guests were invited to Prince William & Kate Middleton’s wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey on April 29. Roughly 600 will join the lunch reception hosted by the Queen, and only 300 close family and friends will join the evening dinner and dance hosted by Prince Charles. As Prince William is not next in line to the throne, no heads of state (unless acquainted) were invited. No Obamas. No Sarkozys. No Fergie. For the break down of guests at the ceremony , refer to yesterday’s post.
So who will we expect at the wedding? Here are some names you might recognize…. Newscore says:
- Prince William’s (rumoured) old girlfriends Jecca Craig and Olivia Hunt
- Kate Middleton’s ex-boyfriend Rupert Finch from St. Andrews
- David & Victoria Beckham (though their rep refused to comment)
- UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Treasury chief George Osborne, Labour Party leader Ed Miliband
- Engagement interviewer Tom Bradby and his wife Claudia
- Kate’s Jigsaw boss Belle & John Robinson
- Friends Holly & Sam Branson, Thomas van Straubenzee, Harry Meade, Trinny Lough
- Kate’s disgraced uncle Gary Goldsmith (wedding ceremony only)
Other than members of William’s charity and heads of the Commonwealth Realms, around 40 foreign crowned heads were invited. Among the surprise invitees are the King of Jordan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Sultan of Oman, the King of Bahrain, the Sultan of Brunei and the King of Saudi Arabia as well as the Emperor of Japan, the King of Malaysia, the King of Tonga and the King of Thailand.
Kate has reportedly hired top hat-maker Philip Treacy to create headgear for the Royal Wedding party, including Kate’s mum Carole. It will surely be one glorious madhattery affair!
Other Royal News:
- Express: Palaces inundated with mail for William & Kate
- Telegraph: Prince William learning some Welsh, loves Wales
- Daily Mail: Kate’s family business to sell street party products in time for Royal Wedding
- Daily Mail: Zara Phillips’ wedding on full steam ahead as Princess Anne visits church
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#1 by britishroyals on February 20, 2011 - 6:24 pm
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Article from the Express (print, not online) by Adam Helliker about PRINCE HARRY & CHELSY DAVY’S status:
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Harry has been overheard bemoaning his relationship with Chelsy at a bar. “The trouble is she blows hot and cold. I really don’t know where I stand with her half the time,” says Harry.
It’s an intriguing assessment from Harry about who calls the shots and Miss Davy has certainly been capricious, not just with Harry, but with her career. She was due to take up a place with solicitors Allen & Overy in London but has twice postponed it to go traveling.
“She honestly can’t make up her mind where she wants to be,” confides one of her circle. “She and Harry both love each other but he is tied to his military routine. If they had the choice they’d probably opt to live together in a tree-house in Botswana. But life isn’t that simple.”
#2 by Bolla on February 20, 2011 - 7:11 pm
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Sure, Chelsy would be very happy living in a treehouse somewhere. She isn’t used to any luxury and would love working hard to survive. And Harry will love living like that. Give me a break.
#3 by Sam on February 20, 2011 - 8:38 pm
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Chelsey is 25, so if she seems a little aimless right now that’s perfectly understandable.
#4 by Sam on February 20, 2011 - 8:43 pm
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Doesn’t the invitations seem a little too basic for a Royal wedding?
#5 by britishroyals on February 21, 2011 - 1:08 am
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@Sam: The invitations look just right from something coming out of the Lord Chamberlain’s office. Charles and Diana’s invitations looked exactly like it, actually.
#6 by Sam on February 21, 2011 - 6:02 am
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Their wedding was 30 years ago, so the invitations shouldn’t be similar!
#7 by molen grew on March 7, 2011 - 3:28 pm
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Pretty useful list! Chelsy would be very happy living in a treehouse somewhere. Thanks!