The guest list of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton was approximately 1,900 people long and included both friends and family members of the couple and official dignitaries in various capacities. The list, which was sent out 16 and 17 February in the name of the Queen, was divided into three sections: the first, consisting of about 1,900 people, attended the ceremony in Westminster Abbey; the second of approximately 600 people were invited to the luncheon reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by the Queen; and the final 300 names for the evening dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.
More than half of wedding guests itself were family and friends of the couple, though there were a significant number of Commonwealth leaders (including the governors-general who represent the Queen in Commonwealth realms other than the UK, prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms, and heads of government of other Commonwealth countries), members of religious organisations, the diplomatic corps, several military officials, members of the British Royal Household, members of foreign royal families, and representatives of William's charities and others with whom William has worked on official business. Although St James's Palace declined to publish the names of those invited, a breakdown of guests was published by category; the list made no mention of foreign heads of state.
Relatives of the groom
Descendants of the Prince's great-grandfather King George VI and their families:
- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the groom's paternal grandparents
- The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the groom's father and stepmother
- Prince Henry of Wales, the groom's brother
- The Princess Royal and Vice-Admiral Timothy Laurence, the groom's paternal aunt and uncle
- Peter and Autumn Phillips, the groom's first cousin and his wife
- Zara Phillips and Michael Tindall, the groom's first cousin and her fiancé
- The Duke of York, the groom's paternal uncle
- Princess Beatrice of York, the groom's first cousin
- Princess Eugenie of York, the groom's first cousin
- The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the groom's paternal uncle and aunt
- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the groom's first cousin
- The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdons family:
- Viscount and Viscountess Linley, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
- The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, the groom's second cousin
- The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, the groom's second cousin
- Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband
- Samuel Chatto, the groom's second cousin
- Arthur Chatto, the groom's second cousin
Other descendants of the Prince's great-great-grandfather King George V and their families:
- The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
- Earl and Countess of Ulster, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Lady Davina and Gary Lewis, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
- Lady Rose and George Gilman, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
- The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
- Earl and Countess of St Andrews, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Lord Downpatrick, the groom's third cousin
- Lady Marina Windsor, the groom's third cousin
- Lady Amelia Windsor, the groom's third cousin
- Lady Helen and Timothy Taylor, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
- Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, the groom's godmother and first cousin, twice removed
- James and Julia Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Marina Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin, once removed
- Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
- Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Lady Gabriella Windsor, the groom's second cousin, once removed
Other descendants of Queen Victoria
Other descendants of the prince's great-great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria and their families. As is common in royalty, there has been slight intermingling of families. Where possible, the closest family ties have been noted (first cousin on grandfather's side, instead of third cousin on grandmother's side, etc.):
- The Queen of Denmark, the groom's third cousin, once removed
- The Crown Princess of Sweden and the Duke of Västergötland, the groom's fourth cousin, once removed, and her husband (representing the King of Sweden)
- The King and Queen of Norway the groom's second cousin, twice removed and his wife
- The Queen of Spain the groom's second cousin, once removed (representing the King of Spain)
- The Prince and Princess of Asturias the groom's third cousin and his wife
- The Margrave and Margravine of Baden, the groom's first cousin once removed, and his wife
- Princess Margarita of Baden, the groom's first cousin, once removed
- King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, the groom's second cousin, once removed (and godfather), and third cousin, once removed
- Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, the groom's third cousin and his wife
- Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark, the groom's third cousin, once removed (and godson)
- King Michael I of Romania, the groom's second cousin, once removed
- Crown Princess Margarita the groom's third cousin
- Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia, the groom's third cousin and his wife
- The Landgrave of Hesse the groom's third cousin, twice removed
- Prince and Princess Karl of Hesse, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
- Princess Irina, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau, the groom's second cousin
- The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's second cousin
- Princess Xenia of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Mr Max Soltmann, the groom's second cousin and her husband
- The Lady Saltoun, widow of the groom's second cousin, thrice removed
- The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, the groom's first cousin, twice removed
- The Lord Brabourne, the groom's second cousin, once removed (and godfather)
- Lady Pamela Hicks, the groom's first cousin, twice removed
- Lady Sarah and Neil McCorquodale, the groom's maternal aunt and uncle
- Emily McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
- George McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
- Celia McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
- The Lady and Lord Fellowes, the groom's maternal aunt and uncle
- The Hon. Laura Pettman, the groom's first cousin
- The Hon. Alexander Fellowes, the groom's first cousin
- The Hon. Eleanor Fellowes, the groom's first cousin
- The Earl Spencer and Karen Gordon, the groom's maternal uncle and his fiancée
- Lady Kitty Spencer, the groom's first cousin
- Lady Eliza Spencer, the groom's first cousin
- Lady Amelia Spencer, the groom's first cousin
- Viscount Althorp, the groom's first cousin
- Lady Anne Wake-Walker, the groom's maternal great-aunt
- Mr and Mrs Anthony Duckworth-Chad, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband
- Davina Duckworth-Chad and Tom Barber, the groom's second cousin and her husband
- The Hon. Mary Roche, the groom's maternal great-aunt
- The Lord and Lady Fermoy, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
Parker Bowles family
- Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, father of the groom's stepbrother and stepsister
- Thomas and Sara Parker Bowles, the groom's stepbrother and stepsister-in-law
- Laura and Harry Lopes, the groom's stepsister and stepbrother-in-law
- Annabel and Simon Elliot, the groom's stepaunt and stepuncle
- Benjamin and Mary-Clare Elliot, the groom's step-first cousin and his wife
- Mark Shand, the groom's stepuncle
- Ayesha Shand, the groom's step-first cousin
Relatives of the bride
- Michael and Carole Middleton, the bride's parents
- Philippa Middleton and Alexander Loudon, the bride's sister and her guest
- James Middleton, the bride's brother
- Gary and Luan Goldsmith, the bride's maternal uncle and his ex-wife
- Tallulah Goldsmith, the bride's first cousin
- Richard Middleton, the bride's paternal uncle
- Adam Middleton, the bride's first cousin
- Lucy Middleton, the bride's first cousin
- Simon Middleton, the bride's paternal uncle
- Nicholas Middleton, the bride's paternal uncle
- Anne Gabriella Middleton, the bride's first cousin
- Matita Glassborow, the bride's first cousin, once removed
- Dr Penny Barton, the bride's first cousin, once removed
- David Middleton
- Elizabeth Middleton
- Timothy Middleton
- John Middleton
- Jean Harrison
- Stephen Lupton
United Kingdom
Politicians
Armed forces
Crown dependencies
British Overseas Territories
Other Commonwealth realms
Other royalty
Members of reigning royal houses
Members of non-reigning royal houses
Diplomats
- Bernard ÃÂmié, French ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Georg Boomgaarden, German ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Nalin Surie, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Ron Prosor, Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Alain Giorgio Maria Economides, Italian ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Keiichi Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Ja Song-nam, North Korean ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Pieter Willem Waldeck, Dutch ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- Barbara Tuge-EreciÃ
Âska, Polish ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Louis Susman, US ambassador to the United Kingdom
Religious figures
Church of England
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
- The Most Revd and Rt Hon. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, and Margaret Sentamu
- The Very Revd John Hall, Dean of Westminster
- The Rt Revd Martin Turner, retired Bishop of Stockport
Other Protestant denominations
- The Rt Revd David Chillingworth, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
- The Most Revd Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh
- The Rt Revd Barry Morgan, Archbishop of Wales
- The Rt Revd John Christie, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
- The Rt Revd Norman Hamilton, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
- The Revd Gareth Morgan Jones, President of the Free Church Council of Wales
- Commissioner Elizabeth Matear
Roman Catholic Church
- Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster
- Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
- Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh
- Cardinal Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh
- The Very Revd Canon Christopher Tuckwell, Dean of Westminster Cathedral
- The Revd Monsignor Philip Kerr, Convener of Action of Churches Together in Scotland
Eastern Orthodoxy
Judaism
Islam
- The Aga Khan IV
- Imam Mohammad Raza
- Maulana Syed Raza Shabbarm
Other faiths
- Anil Bhanot, General Secretary of the Hindu Council UK
- Malcolm Deboo, President of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe
- Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Head Priest of the London Buddhist Vihara
- Natubhai Shah, President of the Jain Academy
- Indarjit Singh, Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UK
- Avinash Patra (Indology Writer of the University of Oxford)
Friends of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
- Sir Eric and Lady Anderson (former Provost of Eton College and Prince Charles' teacher at Gordonstoun)
- Helen Asprey (the couple's personal private secretary)
- Oliver Baker (friend of Prince William's from university)
- Emily Bevan (friend of Middleton's from university)
- Sir Francis and Lady Paxton (family friend of Prince William's)
- Tim Billington (horse breeder)
- Olivia Bleasdale (friend of Prince William's and former flatmate from university)
- Fergus Boyd (friend of Prince William's from university) and Rosie Boyd
- Tom Bradby (ITN political editor) and Claudia Bradby (a jewellery designer who worked with Middleton at Jigsaw)
- Sir Richard and Lady Branson, and their daughter, Dr Holly Branson
- Sam Branson (a former friend of Middleton's) was not invited, although his parents and sister did attend
- Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (friend of Prince William's)
- Amanda Bush (friend of Prince William's)
- Sir Henry Cheape (owner of the Strathtyrum estate in St Andrews where the couple shared a farmhouse)
- Alasdair Coutts-Wood (friend of Prince William's from university)
- Jessica Craig and Captain Philip Kaye (friends of Prince William's)
- Edward and Lady Tamara van Cutsem (childhood friends of Prince William; her mother, the Duchess of Westminster, is the Prince's godmother)
- Hugh van Cutsem (childhood friend of Prince William's) and Rose van Cutsem
- Major Nicholas van Cutsem (childhood friend of Prince William) and Alice van Cutsem
- William van Cutsem (childhood friend of Prince William's)
- Bryony Daniels (friend of Prince William's from university)
- Chelsy Davy (friend of Prince Harry's)
- David Dugmore and Roger Dugmore (safari park owners from Botswana)
- Martin and Sue Fidler (the Middleton family's butchers)
- Rupert Finch (friend of Middleton's) and Lady Natasha Isaacs (friend of Prince William's)
- Benjamin Fogle (television presenter) and Marina Fogle
- Alicia Fox-Pitt (sister of William Fox-Pitt; friend of Middleton's)
- Virginia Fraser (neighbour of the couple's while at university)
- John Haley (landlord of the local village pub in Bucklebury, frequented by the couple)
- Astrid Harbord (friend of Prince Harry's)
- Oliver Hicks (friend of Prince William's), and his parents, Charles and Virginia Hicks
- Olivia Hunt (friend of Prince William's), and her parents
- David Jardine-Paterson (banking heir; friend of Prince William's) and Emilia Jardine-Paterson
- James Jardine-Paterson (banking heir; friend of Prince William's)
- Arthur Landon (friend of Prince William's), and his mother, Lady Landon
- Tiggy Legge-Bourke (former nanny to Prince William) and Charles Pettifer
- Captain Jack Mann (polo player; friend of Prince William's)
- Lady Laura Marsham (daughter of the Earl of Romney), with her brother, The Hon. Michael Marsham
- Willem Marx (friend of Middleton's)
- Harry Meade (Old Etonian; friend of the couple's) and Rosie Meade, with his brother James, sister Lucy and their parents, Richard and Angela Meade
- Natalie Milbank (friend of the couple's) and Edward Milbank
- The Hon. Drummond Money-Coutts (Magic Circle member)
- Torquil and Irena Montague-Johnstone (friends of the Middleton family)
- Jake Mulley (friend of Prince William's)
- James Murray Wells (entrepreneur)
- Arabella Musgrave (friend of Prince William's)
- Ryan Naylor (the Middleton family's mailman)
- Hinesh Parmar (friend of the couple's)
- Guy Pelly (friend of Prince William's), with his parents, John and Vanda Pelly
- Hash Shingadia (shopkeeper at a local grocery store in Bucklebury, frequented by the couple) and his wife
- Shriman Maharaj Sahib Shri Raghav Raj Singh Shisodia, 8th Maharaj Sahib of Shivrati (friend of Prince William's) and his wife, Shailja
- Daniel Snow (historian and television presenter) and Lady Edwina Snow (her mother, the Duchess of Westminster, is the Prince's godmother)
- Thomas van Straubenzee (friend of Prince William's since prep school)
- Luke and Mark Tomlinson (friends of Prince William's) with his fiancée, Laura Bechtolsheimer
- Ben Vestey (polo player) and Chloe Vestey, with his sister, Tamara (friends of Prince William's)
- Sam Waley-Cohen (English jockey, and childhood friend of Prince William's) with his fiancée, Annabel Ballin, and his parents, Robert and Felicity Waley-Cohen
- John and Lady Carolyn Warren (the Queen's racing manager and his wife, daughter of the Queen's former racing manager, the Earl of Carnarvon), with their children, Susanna and Jake Warren
- The Duke and Duchess of Westminster (the Duchess is one of Prince William's godmothers)
Celebrities and other notable guests
Maid of Honour and Bridesmaids, Best Man and Page Boys
The groom's father, Charles, Prince of Wales, released the official cadre of bridesmaids, pages and the overall makeup of the wedding party:
Maid of Honour and Best man
Bridesmaids and Page Boys
- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, aged 7 â daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and first cousin of Prince William
- The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, aged 8 â daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley, and second cousin of Prince William
- Grace van Cutsem, aged 3 â daughter of Hugh and Rose van Cutsem, and goddaughter of Prince William
- Eliza Lopes, aged 3 â daughter of Harry and Laura Lopes, and granddaughter of the Duchess of Cornwall
- William Lowther-Pinkerton, aged 10 â son of James and Susannah Lowther-Pinkerton
- Thomas Pettifer, aged 8 â son of Charles and Alexandra Pettifer (commonly known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke), and godson of Prince William
Absences
Invitation withdrawn
- Sami Khiyami, the Syrian ambassador to the United Kingdom, was uninvited following the Syrian government's violent response to local protests
See also
References
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