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 House of Windsor 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 Snowdon'''s 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 cousinOther 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 removedOther 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,Aktuel Kalender Kongehuset - website Kongehuset 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 NorwayMonarkfest før bryllupet i London - website Aftenposten 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,Was Sie über die deutschen Gäste wissen sollten - website of the Südwestrundfunk Note: titularly only; the monarchy in their country is defunct. 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 HesseWer mit William und Kate feiert Rheinische Post 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 removedIndia Hicks featured in royal wedding coverage
Bowes-Lyon family The Dowager Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, widow of the groom's first cousin twice removed The Hon. Margaret Rhodes, the groom's first cousin twice removed Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, the groom's second cousin once removed (step daughter of the groom's second cousin, twice removed)Spencer family 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 husbandRoche family The Hon. Mary Roche, the groom's maternal great-aunt The Lord and Lady Fermoy, the groom's first cousin, once removed, and his wifeParker 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 cousinRelatives 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 Michael Bear (Lord Mayor of the City of London) and Barbara BearThe Wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton 29 April 2011, a Summary of Information as of 23 April 2011 - official website of the Prince of Wales Richard Benyon (Conservative MP for Newbury) and Zoe Benyon John Bercow (Speaker of the House of Commons) and Sally Bercow David Cameron (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) and Samantha Cameron Kenneth Clarke (Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Secretary of State for Justice) and Gillian Clarke Nicholas Clegg (Lord President of the Council and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) and Miriam Clegg The Lord Elis-Thomas (Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales) and the Lady Elis-Thomas Alexander Fergusson (Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament) and Merryn Fergusson Simon Fraser (British Permanent Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and his wife William Hague (British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State) and Ffion Hague Alderman William Hay (Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly) and Doris Hay The Baroness Hayman (Lord Speaker of the House of Lords) and Martin Hayman Jeremy Hunt (British Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport) and Lucia Guo The Lord Hurd of Westwell (former British Foreign and Home Secretary) Boris Johnson (Mayor of London) and Marina Wheeler Carwyn Jones (First Minister of Wales) and Lisa Jones Sir John Major (former British Prime Minister) and Dame Norma Major Theresa May (British Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities) and Philip May Edward Miliband (British Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party) and Justine Thornton Sir Augustine O'Donnell (British Cabinet Secretary) and Lady O'Donnell George Osborne (British Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Frances Osborne Peter Robinson (First Minister of Northern Ireland) Alexander Salmond (First Minister of Scotland) and Moira Salmond Judith Warner (Lord Mayor of Westminster) and Count Paolo Filo della Torre
Armed forces Major Tom Archer-Burton (Prince William's Commanding Officer in the Household Cavalry) Major William Bartle-Jones (Prince William's Squadron Leader in the Household Cavalry Regiment based at Windsor) Lance-Corporal Martyn Compton (Household Cavalry, injured in an ambush in Afghanistan in 2006) Rear Admiral Ian Corder (Royal Navy Submarine Service; Prince William was appointed as Commodore-in-Chief of the Submarine Service in 2006) Captain James Parke (Irish Guards; Prince William was appointed as Colonel of the Irish Guards in 2011) and Elaine Parke