The guest list at the

wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer The wedding of the Prince of Wales (future King Charles III) and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. The groom was the heir apparent to the British throne, and the bride was ...

on 29 July 1981 included many members of

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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

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, included 3,500 people.

Relatives of the groom

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and The Duke of Edinburgh, ''the groom's parents'' ** The Princess Anne, Mrs Phillips, and

Captain Mark Phillips Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips (born 22 September 1948) is an English Olympic gold medal-winning horseman for Great Britain and the first husband of Anne, Princess Royal, with whom he has two children. He remains a leading figure in Britis ...

, ''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 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

, ''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 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Queen Mary. She was the mothe ...

, ''the groom's maternal great-aunt by marriage'' ** The Duke and

Duchess of Gloucester Duke of Gloucester () is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the curren ...

, ''the groom's first cousin once removed and his wife'' ***

Earl of Ulster The title of Earl of Ulster has been created six times in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1928, the title has been held by the Duke of Gloucester and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's elde ...

, ''the groom's second cousin'' * The Duke and

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, ''the groom's first cousin once removed and his wife'' ** Earl of St Andrews, ''the groom's second cousin'' **

Lady Helen Windsor Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor (''née'' Windsor; born 28 April 1964) is a relative of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, and a great-granddaughter of George V. Early l ...

, ''the groom's second cousin'' **

Lord Nicholas Windsor Lord Nicholas Charles Edward Jonathan Windsor (born 25 July 1970) is a relative of the British royal family, youngest child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. As a Catholic convert, he has forfeited his right of succession to the throne. Lord Ni ...

, ''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'' **

James Ogilvy James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (born 29 February 1964) is a British landscape designer, and the founder and editor of '' Luxury Briefing''. He is a relative of the British royal family as the elder child and only son of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess ...

, ''the groom's second cousin'' ** Marina Ogilvy, ''the groom's second cousin'' *

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and

Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945) is a member of the British royal family of German, Austrian, Czech and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, ...

, ''the groom's first cousin once removed and his wife''

Other descendants of
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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'' ** 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 Sir Henry Abel Smith, ''the groom's first cousin twice removed and her husband''

Mountbatten family The Mountbatten family is a British dynasty that originated as an English branch of the German princely Battenberg family. The name was adopted on 14 July 1917, three days before the British royal family changed its name to “Windsor”, by ...

* The Countess Mountbatten of Burma and The Lord Brabourne, ''the groom's first cousin once removed and her husband'' **

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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 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 Bowes-Lyon family descends from George Bowes of Gibside and Streatlam Castle ''(1701–1760)'', a County Durham landowner and politician, through John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, chief of the Clan Lyon. Following the marriag ...

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 Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two prom ...

and Countess Spencer, ''the bride's father and stepmother'' ** Lady Sarah and Mr Neil McCorquodale, ''the bride's sister and brother-in-law'' ** Lady Jane and Mr 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'' ** 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'' * Lady Margaret Douglas-Home, ''the bride's paternal great-aunt''

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* The Hon. Frances and Mr Peter Shand Kydd, ''the bride's mother and stepfather'' * The Dowager Lady Fermoy, ''the bride's maternal grandmother'' ** 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'' ** 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''

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* 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, ''the groom's third cousin, once removed and his wife'' * 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'' *

and Prince Henrik of Denmark, ''the groom's third cousin, once removed, and her husband'' *

Prince George Valdemar of Denmark Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (George Valdemar Carl Axel; 16 April 1920McNaughton, C. Arnold, ''The Book of Kings'', vol.1, p.187 – 29 September 1986) was a Danish prince. He was a second cousin of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Early l ...

, ''the groom's second cousin, once removed (and widower of the groom's first cousin, once removed)'' * The King and

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, ''the groom's third cousin, once removed, and his wife'' *

and

Prince Claus of the Netherlands Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (born Klaus-Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; 6 September 1926 – 6 October 2002) was Prince consort of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death in 2002 as the husband ...

, *

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and

Grand Duchess of Luxembourg The territory of Luxembourg has been ruled successively by counts, dukes and grand dukes. It was part of the medieval Kingdom of Germany, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereign state in 1815. Counts of Luxembourg House of A ...

, ''the groom's fourth cousin and his wife, the groom's third cousin'' *

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and

Princess of Liechtenstein Princess consort of Liechtenstein House of Liechtenstein Notes

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, ** The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein * The Princess of Monaco (representing the

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) ** The Hereditary Prince of Monaco, * The King and Queen of Tonga * The Malietoa of Western Samoa * The Queen of Lesotho (representing the

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) * The Crown Prince and

Crown Princess of Japan , born ; 11 September 1966), is the wife of Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino. The Crown Prince is the younger brother and heir presumptive of Emperor Naruhito of Japan and the second son of Akihito, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Michiko, ...

(representing the

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) * The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (representing the

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) * Prince Gyanendra and Princess Komal of Nepal (representing the

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) * Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand (representing the

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)

Deposed 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 Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ( bg, Симеон Борисов Сакскобургготски, translit=Simeon Borisov Sakskoburggotski, ; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last tsar of the Kingdom of Bul ...

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 Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark ( el, Αλεξία; born 10 July 1965) is a Greek princess and educator. She is the eldest child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were King and Queen of Greece from 1964 until the abolition ...

, ''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 Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Νικόλαος; born 1 October 1969) is the third child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark, who were the last King and Queen of Greece, reigning from 1964 to 1973. Early life Nikolaos w ...

, ''the groom's second cousin, once removed'' *

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'' * 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'' *

King Michael I Michael I ( ro, Mihai I ; 25 October 1921 – 5 December 2017) was the last King of Romania, reigning from 20 July 1927 to 8 June 1930 and again from 6 September 1940 until his forced abdication on 30 December 1947. Shortly after Michael's ...

and

Queen Anne of Romania Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma (18 September 1923 – 1 August 2016) was the wife of King Michael I of Romania. Michael abdicated the throne in 1947, and he and Anne married the next year. Nonethe ...

, ''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 Paul of Yugoslavia, ''the groom's first cousin, once removed''

Politicians and diplomats

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...

, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and Mr Denis Thatcher * François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic *

Karl Carstens Karl Carstens (, 14 December 1914 – 30 May 1992) was a German politician. He served as the president of West Germany from 1979 to 1984. Early life and education Carstens was born in the City of Bremen, the son of a commercial school teacher, ...

, President of the Federal Republic of Germany * Robert Muldoon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Mrs

Thea Muldoon Dame Thea Dale Muldoon (née Flyger, 13 March 1927 – 24 February 2015) was the wife of Robert Muldoon, who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. She was also known for her community service. Early life and family Born at ...

* Nancy Reagan, First Lady of the United States

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 Sir Paul Godwin Scoon (4 July 1935 – 2 September 2013) was a Grenadian politician who served as Governor-General of Grenada from 1978 to 1992. His tenure is notable for its hectic events related to the rise and fall of the People's Revolutiona ...

, 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 Sir David Stuart Beattie, (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the List of Governors-General of New Zealand, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 New Z ...

, 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,

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* The Rt Hon. Sir Philip Moore, Private Secretary to The Queen * Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore,

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* Lieutenant-Colonel Blair Stewart-Wilson, Deputy

* 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 * Mr Oliver Everett,

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to The Princess of Wales

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 son Patrick * Kay King, bride’s former co-worker *

Camilla Parker Bowles Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the acc ...

, groom’s friend with her son

Tom Parker Bowles Thomas Henry Parker Bowles (; born 18 December 1974) is a British food writer and food critic. Parker Bowles is the author of seven cookbooks and, in 2010, won the Guild of Food Writers 2010 award for his writings on British food. He is known ...

(groom’s godson)

References

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:List of wedding guests of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer 1981 in England Charles III Diana, Princess of Wales Wedding ceremony participants Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer