Wednesday, April 27, 2011

King of Cambodia snubs Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding

King Norodom Sihamoni has not replied to the couple's wedding invitation.

He is the only Royal out of dozens worldwide who has failed to respond.

Sihamoni, 57, a shaven-headed former ballet dancer and instructor, is not the first Cambodian king to snub a British royal wedding.

In 1963 his dad Sihanouk refused to attend Princess Alexandra's wedding after being told he would not get a guard of honour and could not stay at Windsor Castle.

Sihamoni, who took the throne in 2004, lived under house arrest with his dad in the 1970s while the Khmer Rouge regime murdered 1.5 million Cambodians.

By DUNCAN LARCOMBE, Royal Editor, ALEX PEAKE and ALEX WEST

IT'S the biggest social event for 30 years - and The Sun can today name hundreds of the top guests due to attend next week's glittering Royal Wedding.

We've seen the secret list of the great and good lucky enough to have bagged themselves an invitation to Friday's grand event.

It includes 388 close friends and associates invited by groom Prince William, 28, and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton.

Among them are Posh and Becks, Rowan Atkinson, toff TV presenter Ben Fogle, rugby supremo Sir Clive Woodward and Lock Stock director Guy Ritchie.

Also listed are 254 relatives and friends of the Middleton family - including Kate's infamous uncle Gary Goldsmith and Reading FC chairman John Madejski.

The Queen and Prince Charles have drafted a list of 255 VIPs and aristocrats - including 62 foreign Royals and heads of state. A further 1,000 guests, including politicians, senior civil servants and foreign diplomats, received invites via the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

Many guests' names are printed on this page. The list also reveals Kate, 29, has invited her favourite fashion designer to Westminster Abbey - the strongest hint yet to the identity of her mystery dress-maker.

Brazilian-born Daniella Helayel, who has made clothes for Madonna and Sharon Stone, created Kate's engagement outfit.

Meanwhile the list confirms best man Prince Harry's on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy HAS been invited, suggesting they have patched things up.

The Queen's formal consent to the marriage was unveiled yesterday. Her Majesty had to approve the wedding under a 1772 Act.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wished William and Kate the "courage and the clarity" to live out their marriage "in the full glare" of the public eye.

d.larcombe@the-sun.co.uk

Viscount Althorp - William's cousin. The son of Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer.

Miss Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe - Stunning friend of William.

Miss Helen Asprey - The couple's personal private secretary.

Mr and Mrs Rowan Atkinson - Comedian and Mr Bean actor, and his wife Sunetra.

Mr Harry Aubrey-Fletcher and his wife, Hon. Sarah Louise - William and Kate's close pals.

Miss Annabel Ballin - Party planner is a friend of Kate's.

Mr and Mrs David Beckham - Footballer and his pop star wife Victoria.

Doctor Holly Branson - Daughter of tycoon Sir Richard.

Mr and Mrs Fergus Boyd - William's flatmate at St Andrews University.

Miss Jessica Craig - One of William's former girlfriends.

Miss Chelsy Davy - Prince Harry's girlfriend.

Mr David Dugmore and Mr Roger Dugmore - Safari park owners from Botswana.

Mr Mark Dyer and his wife Amanda - One of Prince Harry's best friends.

Mr Ben Fogle and wife Marina - Telly star and a friend of both William and Kate.

The Lord and Lady Jane Fellowes - William's aunt. The sister of Princess Diana.

Alexander Fellowes - William's cousin. The son of Jane.

Eleanor Fellowes - William's cousin. The daughter of Jane.

Miss Rosie Farquhar - One of William's former girlfriends. An actress.

Mr Rupert Finch - One of Kate's former boyfriends.

Miss Alicia Fox-Pitt - One of Kate's oldest friends.

Ms Daniella Helayel - Kate's favourite fashion designer.

Miss Olivia Hunt - A former girlfriend of William.

Emilia d'Erlanger and David Jardine-Paterson - Emilia is Kate's old schoolpal. William and Kate went to couple's wedding last year.

Mrs Tiggy Legge-Bourke and her husband Charles - William's former nanny.

Mr and Mrs James Lowther-Pinkerton - Part-time private secretary to William and Harry.

Captain Jack Mann - The polo-playing son of British mercenary Simon Mann.

Mr Willem Marx - One of Kate's former boyfriends.

Lady Sarah McCorquodale and husband Neil - William's aunt. Princess Diana's older sister.

Miss Emily McCorquodale - William's cousin. Daughter of Sarah.

Mr George McCorquodale - William's cousin.Son of Sarah.

Miss Celia McCorquodale - William's cousin. Daughter of Sarah.

Mr Harry Meade and wife Rosie - Showjumper.

Mr and Mrs Edward Milbank - Old friends of William.

The Hon James Tollemache - Childhood friend of William.

Miss Arabella Musgrave - William's first girlfriend.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland - Land-owning peer.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - "It Girl" is the daughter of Prince Charles's pals Patti and Charles.

Mr Guy Pelly - Party organiser and close friend of William and Harry.

Mr Guy Ritchie - Director of films including Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

The Earl Spencer - William's uncle. Princess Diana's brother.

Lady Kitty Spencer - William's cousin. Earl Spencer's daughter.

Lady Amelia Spencer - William's cousin. Kitty's twin sister.

Lady Eliza Spencer - William's cousin. The twins' older sister.

Mr Thomas van Straubenzee - William's closest friend.

Mr and Mrs Hugh van Cutsem - Another of William's close friends.

Mr Edward van Cutsem and the Lady Tamara Grosvenor - Hugh's brother.

Mr William van Cutsem - Third van Cutsem brother is also very close to William.

Major and Mrs Nicholas van Cutsem - Fourth brother, a soldier, shares military bond with William.

Sam Waley-Cohen - Gold Cup-winning jockey.

Sir Clive and Lady Woodward - World Cup-winning rugby coach.

CROWN Prince of Abu Dhabi.

THE Aga Khan.

QUEEN Sofia and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain.

CROWN Prince of Bahrain.

KING of Bhutan.

SULTAN of Brunei.

KING and Queen of Bulgaria.

QUEEN of Denmark.

KING and Queen of Greece.

SHEIK Al-Sabah of Kuwait.

PRINCE Seeiso of Lesotho.

GRAND Duke of Luxembourg.

KING and Queen of Malaysia.

PRINCE Albert of Monaco.

PRINCESS Lalla Salma of Morocco. PRINCE Frisor of Holland.

KING and Queen of Norway.

EMIR of Qatar.

KING and Crown Princess of Romania.

PRINCE bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.

KING of Swaziland.

PRINCESS Maha of Thailand.

KING Siaosi of Tonga.

CROWN Princess Victoria of Sweden.

CROWN Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia.

KING of Cambodia is yet to reply.

PRIME MINISTER David Cameron and wife Samantha.

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Nick Clegg and wife Miriam.

CHANCELLOR George Osborne and wife Frances.

OPPOSITION LEADER Ed Miliband and fianc?e Justine Thornton.

FOREIGN SECRETARY William Hague and wife Ffion.

HOME SECRETARY Theresa May and husband Philip.

CULTURE SECRETARY Jeremy Hunt and wife Lucia.

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF General Sir David Richards.

CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope.

CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF General Sir Peter Wall.

CHIEF OF AIR STAFF Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.

VICE CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF General Sir Nicholas Houghton.

The Hon Brian Alexander - MD of The Mustique Company.

Mr Gregory Allen - yoga teacher.

Mr Alexander Bridport - banker.

Mr Richard Benyon - Tory MP.

Mr Tim Billington - horse breeder.

Ms Jeanette Cadet - head of rentals, The Mustique Company.

Mr Basil Charles - Mustique bar owner.

Mr John de Blocq van Kuffeler - chairman of Provident Financial.

Mr Martin Fidler - butcher.

Mr John Haley - landlord of Middleton family's local.

Mr & Mrs Anthony Henman - parents of tennis player Tim.

Mr Timothy Hirst - B&B owner.

Mr Gary Goldsmith - Kate's uncle.

Mr John Madejski - Reading FC.

Mr & Mrs Torquil Montague-Johnstone - the Middletons' neighbours.

Ms Philippa Naylor - designer.

Mr Ryan Naylor - postman.

Mr Roger Pritchard - MD, The Mustique Company.

Mr & Mrs Chan Shingadia - shopkeepers in Middletons' village.


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