Buckingham Palace released guest list for
Prince William's marriage to
Kate Middleton.
A glittering list? Not quite -- this royal wedding is no Oscars red carpet. But for celebrity spotters, there will be a few famous names or, as the Palace prefers to call them, people "who may be recognizable to television viewers," to look out for on April 29.
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| Elton John |
As expected, top of the list is singer and musician
Elton John, who sang a moving rendition of "
Candle in the Wind" at
Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral in 1997.
Likely to be accompanied by his civil partner,
David Furnish, the couple are less likely to sport the gnome glasses they wore to the "
Gnomeo and Juliet" premiere in Los Angeles in January this year.
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| David and Victoria Beckham |
Footballing star
David Beckham, who worked with the Prince on England's 2018 World Cup bid, is invited, along with his popstar-turned-fashion-designer wife,
Victoria. The former Spice Girl will be one to watch in the style stakes, known for her love of sharp, directional tailoring.
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| Guy Ritchie |
"
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" director
Guy Ritchie, described as a friend of the couple, is also invited. As the former husband of Madonna, he's perhaps less likely than some to feel intimidated by
The Queen.
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| Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) |
Comedian Rowan Atkinson, more famously known as
Mr Bean, is described as a close friend of the
Prince of Wales. No doubt the prince and his bride will be hoping he doesn't initiate any Bean-style pratfalls in the Abbey.
The Prince's passion for sport is represented by Australian Olympic swimmer Ian "
Thorpedo" Thorpe, Welsh rugby player
Gareth Thomas, former West Ham and England footballer
Trevor Brooking, and jockey and friend of the prince,
Sam Waley-Cohen.
England rugby star
Mike Tindall will arrive on the arm of his fiancee, the prince's cousin Zara Phillips. The couple plan to marry later in the year.
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| Joss Stone |
Soul singer
Joss Stone, who performed at the Concert for Diana at Wembley in 2007, also gets the nod, as does photographer
Mario Testino, who took the couple's official engagement portrait.
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| Mario Testino |
Canadian billionaire
Galen Weston, socialite and reality television star
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, journalist
Tom Bradby, who conducted the couple's first interview, and television presenter
Ben Fogle also make the cut.
Military guests include the Prince's colleagues from RAF Valley, his Commanding Officer in the Household Regiment and military mentor
Brigadier Smyth-Osbourne, and
Holly Dyer, sister of
William's Sandhurst friend Joanna, who was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2007, and the widow of his Platoon Commander at Sandhurst, who was killed in Afghanistan in the same year.
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| Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock |
Royal guests include the
Greek royal family, the
Queen of Denmark and representatives from
Belgium,
Luxembourg, the
Netherlands and
Norway. Also included are royals from
Spain,
Sweden and
Romania.
Prince Albert of Monaco is invited with his fiancee,
Charlene Wittstock, the former South African Olympic swimmer. Also coming is
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, mother of "Dynasty" star
Catherine Oxenburg.
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| Prince and Princess of Austrias |
The
Sultan of Brunei and the
Crown Prince of Bahrain will attend, along with the
Sheikh of Kuwait. Representatives from
Oman,
Qatar,
Saudi Arabia and
Abu Dhabi will also attend.
From Africa, royals from
Lesotho,
Morocco and
Swaziland, and from Asia and the Pacific,
Malaysia,
Thailand and
Tonga will all be represented.
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| David Cameron |
Britain's Prime Minister,
David Cameron, and deputy Prime Minister,
Nick Clegg, are on the list, along with other leading figures from government and the opposition. Offbeat London mayor
Boris Johnson will also attend.
Governors general and prime ministers from across the Commonwealth are strongly represented, including Australia's Prime Minister,
Julia Gillard and New Zealand premiere
John Key.
The royal wedding, as a semi-state occasion, does not include world leaders outside the Commonwealth -- so Presidents Obama and Sarkozy will have to find alternative diversions for April 29.
Other guests include Kate Middleton's former headmaster,
William's Eton housemaster and
Sir John Major, the former British prime minister who was appointed guardian of Prince William after his mother's death.
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