The coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla is just around the corner. The King and Queen will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6th. The invites have been sent out to some 2000 guests, and a number of attendees have confirmed their presence at the event.
Apart from the British Royal family, foreign royals will also be seen at the coronation, along with political leaders and heads of state of various nations. Here is the complete list of guests who are confirmed to be attending the coronation on May 6th.
British Royal Family
The following members of the British Royal family will be seen at the coronation of King Charles III Queen Camilla:
- Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and their three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis
- Prince Harry
- Princess Anne and her husband, Sir Timothy Laurence
- Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, and their children
- Prince Andrew
- Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
- Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
- Peter Phillips
- Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
- Zara Tindall and Mike Tindall
- Prince Michael of Kent and Princess Michael of Kent
- Princess Alexandra
- Princess Margaret’s children
Queen Camilla’s family, including her children Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Lopes, sister Annabel Elliot, and ex-husband, Andrew Parker Bowles will also be attending the coronation.
Foreign Monarchs
A number of foreign royals are confirmed to be a part of the event, including:
- King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, Jordan
- Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Lady Julia, Ashanti royals (Ghana)
- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Belgium
- Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Norway
- King Carl XVI Gustav and Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden
- Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, Japan
- Queen Anne-Marie and Crown Prince Pavlos, Greece
- Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Luxembourg
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, the Netherlands
- King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema, Bhutan
- Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie, Lichtenstein
- Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, Monaco
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku, Malaysia
- King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u, Tonga
- King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida, Thailand
- King Tuheitia and Makau Ariki Atawhai, Māori royals (New Zealand)
- Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Denmark
Foreign Heads of State
The following Heads of State have confirmed their attendance at the coronation:
- Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Co-Prince of Andorra
- Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia
- David Hurley, Governor-General of Australia
- Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of Austria
- Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Bahamas
- Clara Smith, spouse of Governor-General of the Bahamas
- Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Michael Pintard, leader of the opposition in the Bahamas
- Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Dame Froyla Tzalam, Governor-General of Belize
- Borjana Krišto, Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- Mary Simon, Governor-General of Canada
- Han Zheng, Vice President of China
- Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus
- Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany
- Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India
- Michael Higgins, President of Ireland
- Jill Biden, First Lady of the US
- Sabina Higgins, spouse of the President of Ireland
- Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland
- Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy
- Narayan Prakash Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
- Chris Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand
- Dr. Richard Davies, spouse of the Governor-General of New Zealand
- Christopher Luxon, leader of the opposition in New Zealand
- Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Mario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay
- Silvana López Moreira, First Lady of Paraguay
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines
- Louise Araneta-Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines
- Andrzej Duda, President of Poland
- Macky Sall, President of Senegal
- Wavel Ramkalawan, President of Seychelles
- Linda Ramkalawan, spouse of the President of Seychelles
- David Vunagi, Governor-General of Solomon Islands
- Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka
- King Maha Vajiralongkorn (represented by Thai royals)
- Amina Jane Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Vo Van Thuong, President of Vietnam
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union Commission
- Charles Michel, European Union Council President
- Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
British Political Leaders
Some 40 Members of the British Parliament are expected to be present at the occasion, including:
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy
- Humza Yousaf, the First Minister of Scotland
- Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales
- Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of the City of London
- Michelle O’Neill, Sinn Féin vice-president
- Alex Maskey, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Lesley Hogg, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland
Seven former Prime Ministers are also expected to attend the event, including Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, and John Major.
Religious Leaders
Religious leaders of different faiths have been invited to the coronation, including:
- Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury
- Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York
- John Armes, the Anglican bishop of Edinburgh
- Paul Butler, the Bishop of Durham
- Michael Beasley, the Bishop of Bath and Wells
- David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
- Ven Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera, head monk of the London Buddhist Vihara and Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain (Buddhism)
- Aliya Azam, education and interfaith coordinator at the Al Khoei Foundation (Islam)
- Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom (Judaism)
- Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon, (Sikhism)
- Radha Mohan das, of Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple (Hinduism)
British Aristocrats
Several aristocrats have confirmed their presence at the coronation. However, the number is significantly less than those who attended Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953. The aristocrats who will be present at King Charles III’s crowning include:
- Edward Fitzalan-Howard, the 18th Duke of Norfolk
- David Cholmondeley, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, and his wife, Rose Hanbury, the Marchioness of Cholmondeley;
- Merlin Hay, the 24th Earl of Errol
- Anthony Lindsay, 30th Earl of Crawford and 13th Earl of Balcarres
- Ian Campell, the 11th Duke of Argyll
- Joseph Morrow, the current Lord Lyon King of Arms
- Delaval Thomas Harold Astley, the 23rd Baron Hastings
Apart from the above list, some 850 community and charity representatives from the public have also been invited to the coronation, including 450 recipients of the British Empire Medal. Celebrities including Rowan Atkinson, Bear Grylls, Lionel Richie, Nick Cave, Stella McCartney, Joanna Lumley, Sam Kerr, Edward Enninful, Ant McPartlin, and Declan Donnelly are also expected to attend.
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