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.
Relatives of the groom British royal family The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, the groom's parents Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips and Captain Mark Phillips, the groom's sister and brother-in-law Prince Andrew, the groom's brother Prince Edward, the groom's brother Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the groom's maternal grandmother 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 Elizabeth 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 Lady Mary and Peter Whitley, the groom's second cousin once removed and her husband The Duke of Beaufort, husband of the groom's first cousin twice removed Lady May and Colonel The Hon. Sir Henry Abel Smith, the groom's first cousin twice removed and her husband
Mountbatten family 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 and Princess Ludwig of Baden, the groom's first cousin and his wife Princess Sophie and Prince George William of Hanover, the groom's paternal aunt and uncle Prince and Princess Karl of Hesse, the groom's first cousin and his wife Prince Georg of Hanover, the groom's first cousin 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 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 Lady Mary and Timothy Colman, the groom's first cousin once removed and her husband The Hon. Margaret and Denys Rhodes, the groom's first 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) Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, the groom's second cousin
Relatives of the bride Spencer family The Earl and Countess Spencer, the bride's father and stepmother Lady Sarah and Neil McCorquodale, the bride's sister and brother-in-law Lady Jane and Robert Fellowes, the bride's sister and brother-in-law Viscount Althorp, the bride's brother Lady Anne and Captain Christopher Wake-Walker, the bride's paternal aunt and uncle Elizabeth and Anthony Duckworth-Chad, the bride's first cousin and her husband David and Jenni Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin and his wife Richard and Sharon Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin and his wife Major Michael Wake-Walker, the bride's first cousin Diana and Major Charles MacFarlane, the bride's first cousin and her husband Captain the Hon. George Spencer, the bride's paternal great-uncle Robert Spencer, the bride's first cousin once removed Lady Margaret Douglas-Home, the bride's paternal great-aunt
Roche family The Hon. Frances and Peter Shand Kydd, the bride's mother and stepfather The Dowager Lady Fermoy, the bride's maternal grandmother The Hon. Mary and Michael Gunningham, the bride's maternal aunt and uncle Alexandra Berry, the bride's first cousin Antonia Berry, the bride's first cousin 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 (Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) The Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, the bride's paternal first cousin once removed and his wife (the groom's fourth cousin)
Foreign royalty Reigning royalty The King and Queen of the Belgians, the groom's third cousin once removed and his wife The Queen and Prince Henrik of Denmark, the groom's third cousin once removed and her husband The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan) The Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and Princess Sarvath El Hassan (representing the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) The Queen of Lesotho (representing the King of Lesotho) The Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein, the groom's fifth cousin twice removed and his wife The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, the groom's sixth cousin once removed and his wife The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, the groom's fourth cousin and the groom's third cousin The Princess of Monaco (representing the Prince of Monaco) The Hereditary Prince of Monaco, the groom's seventh cousin Prince Gyanendra and Princess Komal of Nepal (representing the King of Nepal) The Queen and Prince Claus of the Netherlands, the groom's sixth cousin once removed and her husband 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 Princess Lindiwe of Swaziland (representing the King of Swaziland) The King and Queen of Sweden, the groom's third cousin once removed, and his wife Princess Margaretha, Mrs John Ambler, and 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 Head of State of Western Samoa
Non-reigning royalty The Aga Khan and Begum Salimah Aga Khan Tsar Simeon II and Tsarista Margarita of Bulgaria, the groom's fourth cousin twice removed, and his wife King Constantine II of the Hellenes, the groom's second cousin Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, the groom's second cousin once removed Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, the groom's second cousin once removed Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark, the groom's second cousin once removed The Princess of Hesse and by Rhine, widow of the groom's first cousin twice removed King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania, the groom's second cousin and the groom's second cousin once removed Princess Paul of Yugoslavia, the groom's first cousin once removed
Politicians and diplomats British politicians Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Denis Thatcher Harold Macmillan, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Lord Home of the Hirsel, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Lady Home of the Hirsel Sir Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Lady Wilson Edward Heath, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom James Callaghan, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Audrey Callaghan Sir Geoffrey Howe, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Howe The Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and the Lady Carrington William Whitelaw, Secretary of State for the Home Department, and Celia Whitelaw The Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, and the Hon. Mary Hogg John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, and Miloska Nott The Lord Soames, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council, and the Lady Soames James Prior, Secretary of State for Employment, and Jane Prior Sir Ian Gilmour, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, and Lady Caroline Gilmour Peter Walker, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and Tessa Walker Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for the Environment, and Anne Heseltine The Hon. George Younger, Secretary of State for Scotland, and Diana Younger Humphrey Atkins, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Margaret Atkins Nicholas Edwards, Secretary of State for Wales, and Ann Edwards Patrick Jenkin, Secretary of State for Social Services, and Monica Jenkin John Biffen, Secretary of State for Trade, and Sarah Biffen David Howell, Secretary of State for Energy, and Cary Howell Mark Carlisle, Secretary of State for Education and Science, and Sandra Carlisle Leon Brittan, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and Diana Brittan Norman Fowler, Secretary of State for Transportation, and Fiona Fowler Michael Jopling, Chief Whip of the House of Commons, and Hilary Jopling Wyn Roberts, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Wales Sir Michael Havers, Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and Lady Havers Sir Robert Armstrong, Cabinet Secretary, and Lady Armstrong Sir Ronald Gardner-Thorpe, Lord Mayor of London, and the Lady Mayoress Ronald Watkiss, Lord Mayor of Cardiff, and the Lady Mayoress The Lord Lane, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and the Lady Lane George Thomas, Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Foot, Leader of the Opposition, and Jill Foot Denis Healey, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Michael Cocks, Shadow Chief Whip of the House of Commons Merlyn Rees, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Albert Booth, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport Peter Shore, Shadow Chancellor of Exchequer The Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Secretary of State for Wales, and the Lady Cledwyn of Penrhos David Steel, Leader of the Liberal Party David Owen, Leader of the Social Democratic Party
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