List of wedding guests of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer

The guest list at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 included many members of royal families from across the world, republican heads of state, and members of the bride's and groom's families. As Prince Charles was heir to the British throne, the event was automatically deemed a "state occasion", formally requiring the invitation of many foreign heads of state; in addition, the marriage of the prince, who remained a bachelor until the age of 32, to the 20-year-old Lady Diana drew much attention from across the world. The guest list for the wedding, which took place at St Paul's Cathedral in London, included 3,500 people.[1]

Relatives of the groom

House of Windsor

• The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, the groom's parents
  • The Princess Anne, Mrs Phillips and Captain Mark Phillips, the groom's sister and brother-in-law
  • The Prince Andrew, the groom's brother
  • The Prince Edward, the groom's brother
• Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the groom's maternal grandmother
  • The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the groom's maternal aunt
    • Viscount Linley, the groom's first cousin
    • Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, the groom's first cousin (bridesmaid)
• Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, the groom's maternal great-aunt by marriage
  • The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
    • Earl of Ulster, the groom's second cousin
• The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
  • Earl of St Andrews, the groom's second cousin
  • Lady Helen Windsor, the groom's second cousin
  • Lord Nicholas Windsor, the groom's second cousin (pageboy)
• Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband
  • Mr James Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin
  • Miss Marina Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin
• Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The Earl and Countess of Harewood, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The Hon. Gerald Lascelles and Mrs Lascelles, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife

Other descendants of Queen Victoria

• The Duke of Fife, the groom's second cousin, once removed
• Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar and The Lady Saltoun, the groom's second cousin, twice removed, and his wife

Teck-Cambridge family

• The Marchioness of Cambridge, widow of the groom's first cousin, twice removed
  • Lady Mary and Mr Peter Whitley, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and her husband
• The Duchess and Duke of Beaufort, the groom's first cousin, twice removed, and her husband
• Lady May and Colonel Sir Henry Abel Smith, the groom's first cousin, twice removed, and her husband

Mountbatten family

• The Countess Mountbatten of Burma and The Lord Brabourne, the groom's first cousin, once removed and her husband
  • Lord and Lady Romsey, the groom's second cousin and his wife
  • The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull, the groom's second cousin
  • Lady Joanna Knatchbull, the groom's second cousin
  • Lady Amanda Knatchbull, the groom's second cousin
  • The Hon. Philip Knatchbull, the groom's second cousin
  • The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull, the groom's second cousin
• Lady Pamela and Mr David Nightingale Hicks, the groom's first cousin, once removed and her husband
  • Miss Edwina Hicks, the groom's second cousin
  • Mr Ashley Hicks, the groom's second cousin
  • Miss India Hicks, the groom's second cousin (bridesmaid)

Bowes-Lyon family

• The Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The Hon. Margaret and Mr Denys Rhodes, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and her husband

Relatives of the bride

Spencer family

• The Earl and Countess Spencer, the bride's father and stepmother[2]
  • Lady Sarah and Mr Neil McCorquodale, the bride's sister and brother-in-law[2]
  • Lady Jane and Mr Robert Fellowes, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
  • Viscount Althorp, the bride's brother
• The Hon. Frances and Mr Peter Shand Kydd, the bride's mother and stepfather[2]
• Lady Anne Wake-Walker, the bride's paternal aunt

Roche family

• The Dowager Lady Fermoy, the bride's maternal grandmother
  • The Lord Fermoy, the bride's maternal uncle
  • The Hon. Mary Cynthia Roche, the bride's maternal aunt

Hamilton family

• The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, the bride's paternal great-aunt by marriage

Foreign royalty

Reigning royalty

• The King and Queen of the Belgians,[3][4] the groom's third cousin, once removed and his wife
• The King of Norway,[4] the groom's first cousin, twice removed
  • The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway,[4] the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The Queen and Prince Henrik of Denmark,[4] the groom's third cousin, once removed, and her husband
• Prince George Valdemar of Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed (and widower of the groom's first cousin, once removed)
• The King and Queen of Sweden,[4] the groom's third cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The Queen and Prince Claus of the Netherlands,[4] the groom's fifth cousin, once removed, and her husband
• The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg,[4] the groom's fourth cousin and his wife, the groom's third cousin
• The Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein,[4] the groom's seventh cousin, once removed, and his wife
  • The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, the groom's seventh cousin, twice removed, and his wife
• The Princess of Monaco,[4] wife of the groom's seventh cousin, twice removed
  • The Hereditary Prince of Monaco,[4] the groom's seventh cousin, thrice removed
• The King and Queen of Tonga[3]
• The Malietoa of Western Samoa[3]
• The Queen of Lesotho (representing the King of Lesotho)
• The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan)
• The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (representing the King of Jordan)
• Prince Gyanendra and Princess Komal of Nepal (representing the King of Nepal)
• Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand (representing the King of Thailand)[3]

Deposed royalty

• The Aga Khan and Begum Salimah Aga Khan
• Prince Ludwig and Princess Marianne of Baden, the groom's first cousin and his wife
• Tsar Simeon II and Tsarista Margarita of the Bulgarians,[3] the groom's fourth cousin, twice removed, and his wife
• King Constantine II of the Hellenes, the groom's second cousin[3]
  • Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed[5]
  • Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, the groom's second cousin, once removed[6]
  • Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed[7]
• Prince and Princess George William of Hanover, the groom's paternal uncle and aunt
  • Prince Karl and Princess Yvonne of Hesse, the groom's first cousin and his wife, the groom's fifth cousin
  • Prince Georg of Hanover, the groom's first cousin
• Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, widow of the groom's first cousin, twice removed
• The Prince Kraft and Princess Charlotte of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin and his wife, the groom's fifth cousin, once removed
• Prince Andreas and Princess Luise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin and his wife, the groom's fifth cousin, once removed
• Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin
• King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania,[3] the groom's second cousin and his wife, the groom's second cousin, once removed
• Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, the groom's second cousin, once removed
• Princess Olga of Yugoslavia, the groom's first cousin, once removed[8]

Politicians and diplomats

• Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Mr Denis Thatcher[2]
  

  Robert Muldoon and his wife Thea attending the royal wedding
• François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic
• Karl Carstens, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States[9]

Governors-general

• Sir Zelman Cowen, Governor-General of Australia, and Lady Cowen
• Sir Gerald Cash, Governor-General of the Bahamas, and Lady Cash
• Sir Deighton Lisle Ward, Governor-General of Barbados, and Lady Ward
• Mr Edward Schreyer, Governor-General of Canada, and Mrs Schreyer
• Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Governor-General of Fiji, and Lady Cakobau
• Sir Paul Scoon, Governor-General of Grenada, and Lady Scoon
• Sir Florizel Glasspole, Governor-General of Jamaica, and Lady Glasspole
• Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Governor-General of Mauritius, and Lady Burenchobay
• Sir David Beattie, Governor-General of New Zealand, and Lady Beattie
• Sir Tore Lokoloko, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, and Lady Lokoloko
• Sir Baddeley Devesi, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, and Lady Devesi
• Sir Sydney Gun-Munro, Governor-General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

References

1. "1981: Charles and Diana marry". BBC News. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
2. Downie Jr., Leonard (29 July 1981). "Britain Celebrates, Charles Takes a Bride". The Washington Post. London. p. A01. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
3. R.W. Apple Jr. (25 July 1981). "PRINCE'S GUEST LIST EMBRACES KINGS AND CHARWOMEN". New York Times.
4. "Read the Entire Royal Wedding Program from Charles and Diana's Nuptials". Vanity Fair. April 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
5. "Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana". gettyimages. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana". gettyimages. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
7. "Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana". gettyimages. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
8. https://natedsanders.com/princess_diana_and_prince_charles_wedding_breakfas-lot40195.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "Nancy Reagan Off To The Royal Wedding... And A Busy Schedule". The Evening Independent. 23 July 1981. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

External links

• Those who came, and some who stayed away, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 30, 1981.
• Inside St. Paul's: who's who and who's where, The Sunday Times, July 29, 1981