List of wedding guests of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer explained

The guest list at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981 included many members of royal families from around 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 around 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 Mark 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 Angus Ogilvy and the Hon. Angus Ogilvy, the groom's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • James Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin
  • Marina Ogilvy, the groom's second cousin
• Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the groom's first cousin once removed and his wife

Other descendants of Queen Victoria

• 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
• 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
  • The 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
• The Lady May and 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
  • The 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
• The Lady Pamela and Mr David Hicks, the groom's first cousin once removed and her husband
  • Edwina Hicks, the groom's second cousin
  • Ashley Hicks, the groom's second cousin
  • 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
  • Lord Glamis, the groom's second cousin
  • Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the groom's second cousin
• The Hon. Margaret Rhodes and 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]
  • The Lady Sarah and Mr Neil McCorquodale, the bride's sister and brother-in-law^[2]
  • The Lady Jane and Mr Robert Fellowes, the bride's sister and brother-in-law
  • Viscount Althorp, the bride's brother
• The Lady Anne and Captain Christopher Wake-Walker, the bride's paternal aunt and uncle
  • Mrs and Mr Anthony Duckworth-Chad, the bride's first cousin and her husband
  • Mr and Mrs David Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin and his wife
  • Mr and Mrs Richard Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin and his wife
  • The Major Michael Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin
  • Mrs and the Major Charles MacFarlane, the bride's first cousin and her husband
• Captain the Hon. George Spencer, the bride's paternal great-uncle
  • Mr Robert Spencer, the bride's first cousin, once removed
• The Lady Margaret Douglas-Home, the bride's paternal great-aunt

Roche family

• The Hon. Frances and Mr Peter Shand Kydd, the bride's mother and stepfather^[2]
• The Dowager Lady Fermoy, the bride's maternal grandmother
  • The Hon. Mary and Mr Michael Gunningham, the bride's maternal aunt and uncle
    • Miss Alexandra Berry, the bride's first cousin
    • Miss Antonia Berry, the bride's first cousin
    • Mr Edward Berry, the bride's first cousin
  • The Lord and Lady Fermoy, the bride's maternal uncle and aunt
    • The Hon. Frances Roche, the bride's first cousin
    • The Hon. Maurice Roche, the bride's first cousin
    • The Hon. Hugh Roche, the bride's first cousin

Hamilton family

• The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn, the bride's paternal great-aunt by marriage
  • The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, the bride's paternal first cousin once removed and his wife

Foreign royalty

Reigning royalty

• The King and Queen of the Belgians,^{[3] [4]} the groom's third 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 Georg of Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed (and widower of the groom's first cousin, once removed)
• The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan)
• The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (representing the King of Jordan)
• The Queen of Lesotho (representing the King of Lesotho)
• The Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein
  • The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
• The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, the groom's fourth cousin and his wife, the groom's third cousin
• The Princess of Monaco^[4] (representing the Prince of Monaco)
  • The Hereditary Prince of Monaco^[4]
• Prince Gyanendra and Princess Komal of Nepal (representing the King of Nepal)
• The Queen and Prince Claus of the Netherlands
• The King of Norway, the groom's first cousin, twice removed
  • The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway, the groom's second cousin, once removed, and his wife
• The King and Queen of Sweden, the groom's third cousin, once removed, and his wife
• Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler, and Mr John Ambler, the groom's third cousin, once removed, and her husband
• The Princess Royal of Thailand (representing the King of Thailand)
• The King and Queen of Tonga
• The Malietoa of Western Samoa

Non-reigning royalty

• The Aga Khan and Begum Salimah Aga Khan
• Prince and Princess Ludwig of Baden, the groom's first cousin and his wife
• Tsar Simeon II and Tsarista Margarita of Bulgaria,^[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^[5]
  • Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, the groom's second cousin, once removed^[5]
• Prince and Princess George William of Hanover, the groom's paternal uncle and aunt
  • Prince and Princess Karl of Hesse, the groom's first cousin and his wife
  • Prince Georg of Hanover, the groom's first cousin
  • Princess Dorothea and Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz, the groom's first cousin and her husband
    • Princess Marina of Windisch-Grätz, the groom's first cousin once removed
• The Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, widow of the groom's first cousin, twice removed
• The Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin and his wife
• Prince and Princess Andreas of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin and his wife
• Princess Beatrix of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin
• Prince Albrecht and Princess Maria-Hildegard of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, the groom's first cousin and his wife
• King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania,^[3] the groom's second cousin and his wife, the groom's second cousin, once removed
• Prince Tomislav and Princess Margarita of Yugoslavia
• Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, the groom's second cousin, once removed
• Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, the groom's first cousin, once removed^[6]
  • Prince and Princess Alexander of Yugoslavia, the groom's second cousin and his wife

Politicians and diplomats

• Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Mr Denis Thatcher^[2]
• Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
• Malcolm Fraser, Prime Minister of Australia, and Mrs Tamie Fraser
• François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic
• Sir Dawda Jawara, President of The Gambia^[7]
• Karl Carstens, Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Konstantinos Karamanlis, President of the Hellenic Republic
• Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Thea Muldoon
• António Ramalho Eanes, President of the Portuguese Republic, and Manuela Ramalho Eanes
• Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States^[8]
• Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore^[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
• Edward Schreyer, Governor General of Canada, and Lily 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

Courtiers

• The Duchess of Grafton, Mistress of the Robes
• The Rt Hon. Sir Philip Moore, Private Secretary to The Queen
• Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore, Master of the Household
• Lieutenant-Colonel Blair Stewart-Wilson, Deputy Master of the Household
• Squadron Leader Adam Wise, Equerry-in-Waiting
• The Hon. Edward Adeane, Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales
• Mr Francis Cornish, Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales
• Major John Winter, Equerry to The Prince of Wales
• Oliver Everett, Private Secretary to The Princess of Wales^[6]

Other

• Carolyn Pride, bride's former flatmate & friend
• Anne Bolton, bride's former flatmate & friend
• Virginia Pittman, bride's former flatmate & friend
• Sarah Ferguson, bride's friend
• Mary Robertson, bride's former employer with her husband Pat
• Kay King, bride's former co-worker
• Camilla Parker Bowles, groom's friend with her son, Tom Parker Bowles (groom's godson)

References

1. News: 1981: Charles and Diana marry. 29 July 1982. 13 October 2008. BBC News. 7 March 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080307135340/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/29/newsid_2494000/2494949.stm. live.
2. News: Downie Jr.. Leonard. Britain Celebrates, Charles Takes a Bride. 23 July 2013. The Washington Post. 29 July 1981. London. A01. 11 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111035259/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/diana/background/wedding1.htm. live.
3. News: PRINCE'S GUEST LIST EMBRACES KINGS AND CHARWOMEN. New York Times. R.W. Apple Jr.. 25 July 1981. 2 November 2017. 23 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823121805/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/25/world/prince-s-guest-list-embraces-kings-and-charwomen.html. live.
4. Read the Entire Royal Wedding Program from Charles and Diana's Nuptials. Vanity Fair. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823060857/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2011/04/prince-charles-princess-diana-wedding-program-slide-show. 23 August 2017. 5. April 2011.
5. Web site: Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana . gettyimages . 21 September 2018 . 28 June 2020 . 13 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413152613/https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/the-marriage-of-prince-charles-prince-of-wales-and-lady-news-photo/1041842594?adppopup=true . live .
6. Web site: Lot #51: Princess Diana and Prince Charles Wedding Breakfast Program. 28 November 2018. 18 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230418043450/http://natedsanders.com/princess_diana_and_prince_charles_wedding_breakfas-lot40195.aspx. live.
7. News: Dash . Leon . 1981-08-10 . After Revolt, Security Will Be a Priority in Democratic Gambia . 2024-01-25 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286 . Jawara was in London at the time attending the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. . 27 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170827170633/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/08/10/after-revolt-security-will-be-a-priority-in-democratic-gambia/14c25aa9-c393-46f6-8ef0-93e57ff49527/ . live .
8. News: Nancy Reagan Off To The Royal Wedding... And A Busy Schedule. 30 April 2011. The Evening Independent. 23 July 1981. 14 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230414152149/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=flkDAAAAIBAJ&dq=nancy%20reagan%20diana&pg=6863,2143310. live.
9. Book: Lee, Kuan Yew . From Third World to First: the Singapore story: 1965 - 2000; Singapore and the Asian economic boom . 2000 . HarperCollins . 978-0-06-019776-6 . New York.

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