The guest list will amount to 2,000 guests out of 8,000 who were at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
As the days draw near for her May 6th when his coronation ceremony will take place King Charles in Westminster Abbey global interest is growing. An estimated 27 million Britons and 300 million viewers worldwide will watch the rare grand ceremony which is the first since 1953, when his mother Elizabeth was crowned queen, 15 months after the death of George VI.
According to the palace, the guest list will amount to 2,000 guests out of 8,000 who was at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. Among the foreign monarchs, there are several who have already responded to Charles’s invitation, such as:
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- Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene
- Crown Prince Akishino of Japan and Princess Kiko
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- King Charles XVI Gustav and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- King Felipe of Spain and Queen Letizia
- Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Maria
- Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Princess Mette-Marit Hoiby
- King Abdullah and Queen Rania of Jordan
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- Bhutan King Gigme Kesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema
- Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
- King William-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- Maori King Tuheitia and his wife Makau Ariki Atawhai
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- Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Maria Theresa
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Aksatha Murthy will attend as well as seven former UK Prime Ministers: Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, John Major and Tony Blair.
Also, First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf, Mayor of the City of London Nicholas Lyons, First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly Michelle O’Neill and Member of Parliament for North West Tarham Richard Holden.
They will attend leaders from all over the world. According to Town & Country magazine they are:
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- US First Lady Jill Biden
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley
- New Zealand President Chris Hipkins and Governor General Cindy Kiro with her husband
- The President of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina
- Canada’s Governor General Mary Simon
- The President of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
- The President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- The President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulidis
- The President of Italy Sergio Mattarella
- The President of Poland Andrzej Duda
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos with his wife
- The President of the Commission of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen
- The President of the European Parliament Charles Michel
- The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola
- The President of the Cabinet of Bosnia and Herzegovina Boriana Christo
So far, celebrities such as David and Victoria Beckham, Joanna Lumley, Stella McCartney, Rowan Atkinson, Bear Grylls are confirmed to be there.
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Also, 450 ordinary citizens, workers and volunteers, who have been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) will attend the ceremony in recognition of their contribution to the country. They include 13-year-old Max Woosey, who slept in a tent in his garden for three years to raise money for his grandmother’s hospice, and chef Manju Malhi, who offered online cooking classes during the pandemic .
Source :Skai
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