List of wedding guests of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The following is the guest list for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which took place on 19 May 2018, at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Relatives of the groom

The House of Windsor

• The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh,[1] the groom's grandparents
  • The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall,[1] the groom's father and stepmother
    • The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,[1] the groom's brother and sister-in-law
      • Prince George of Cambridge,[1] the groom's nephew
      • Princess Charlotte of Cambridge,[1] the groom's niece
  • The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence,[1] the groom's paternal aunt and uncle
    • Peter and Autumn Phillips,[1] the groom's first cousin and his wife
    • Zara and Michael Tindall,[1] the groom's first cousin and her husband
  • The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York,[1] the groom's paternal uncle (and godfather) and his ex-wife
    • Princess Beatrice of York,[1] the groom's first cousin
    • Princess Eugenie of York and Mr. Jack Brooksbank,[1] the groom's first cousin and her fiancé
  • The Earl and Countess of Wessex,[1] the groom's paternal uncle and aunt
    • Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor,[1] the groom's first cousin
    • The Viscount Severn,[1] the groom's first cousin
• The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon's family:
  • The Earl and Countess of Snowdon,[1] the groom's first cousin, once removed and his wife
    • The Viscount Linley,[1] the groom's second cousin
    • Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones,[1] the groom's second cousin
  • Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto, the groom's first cousin, once removed and godmother and her husband
    • Samuel Chatto,[1] the groom's second cousin
    • Arthur Chatto,[1] the groom's second cousin

Other descendants of the Prince's great-great-grandfather King George V and their families:

• The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester,[1] the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
• The Duke and Duchess of Kent,[1] the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
• Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy,[1] the groom's first cousin, twice removed
• Prince and Princess Michael of Kent,[1] the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife

Spencer family

• Lady Sarah and Neil McCorquodale, the groom's maternal aunt and uncle
  • Emily McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
  • George McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
  • Celia McCorquodale, the groom's first cousin
• The Lady and Lord Fellowes, the groom's maternal aunt and uncle
  • The Honourable Laura Pettman, the groom's first cousin
  • The Honourable Alexander Fellowes, the groom's first cousin
  • The Honourable Eleanor Fellowes, the groom's first cousin
• The Earl and Countess Spencer, the groom's maternal uncle and aunt
  • Lady Kitty Spencer, the groom's first cousin
  • Lady Eliza Spencer, the groom's first cousin
  • Viscount Althorp, the groom's first cousin

Parker Bowles family

• Tom Parker Bowles and Sara Buys,[2] the groom's stepbrother and his wife[2]
• Laura and Harry Lopes, the groom's stepsister and her husband (the grandson of Massey Lopes, 2nd Baron Roborough)[2]

Middleton family

• Michael and Carole Middleton, parents of the groom's sister-in-law, The Duchess of Cambridge
  • Pippa Middleton and her husband - heir to the feudal title Laird of Glen Affric, James Matthews,[3] sister and brother-in-law of The Duchess of Cambridge
  • James William Middleton, brother of The Duchess of Cambridge

Relatives of the bride

• Doria Ragland,[4] the bride's mother

Foreign royalty

Members of reigning royal families

• Prince Seeiso and Princess Mabereng Seeiso of Lesotho (brother of the King of Lesotho; Princes Seeiso and Harry are close collaborators of the charity organisation Sentebale)[5]

Members of non-reigning royal families

• The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Oettingen-Spielberg[6]

Politicians

• Sir John Major and his wife, Dame Norma Major[7]
• Sir Nicholas Soames[7] (grandson of Winston Churchill)

Religious figures

• Anba Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London (offered prayers)
• David Conner, Dean of Windsor
• Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church (delivered the sermon during the ceremony)
• Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (offered prayers)
• Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Friends of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

• Victoria Aitken, ex-wife of the groom's uncle, The Earl Spencer
• Markus Anderson[1] (close friend of Markle)
• Alessandra Balazs (friend of the couple; Prince Harry met her through Arthur Landon)[1]
• Carolyn Bartholomew (godmother of Prince Harry and friend of the late Diana, Princess of Wales) and her husband, William Bartholomew.[1]
• Cressida Bonas[8] (granddaughter of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe, and friend of Prince Harry)
• Emilie van Cutsem (widow of Prince Charles's late close friend Hugh van Cutsem)
  • Major Nicholas and Alice van Cutsem (parents of bridesmaid Florence van Cutsem; Nicholas van Cutsem has been a family friend since Prince Harry's childhood)
• Adrian and Sophie Dandridge (community workers in Botswana)[1]
• Chelsy Davy[8] (friend of Prince Harry) and her brother Shaun Davy
• Rebecca Deacon (former private secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge) and Adam Priestley[7][9]
• Heather Dorak (celebrity pilates instructor and friend of Markle) and her husband, Matt Cohen
• Mark[7] and Amanda Dyer (parents of page boy Jasper Dyer)
• Patrick "Paddy" Harverson[10] (former Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and Official Spokesman to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) and his wife, Mel Harverson[10]
• Michael Hess (U.S. oil tycoon)[1]
• Genevieve Hillis[7] (friend of Markle)
• Tom Inskip (friend of Prince Harry from Eton; Inskip is the son of Owen Inskip, a friend of the Prince of Wales and David Cameron)[7] and his wife, The Honourable Lara Inskip[9] (daughter of Lord St Helens)
• Daisy Jenks (friend of Prince Harry)[1]
• Lindsay Jordan (friend of Markle; also known as "Lindsay Roth", author) and her husband, Gavin Jordan[1]
• Celine Khavarani (friend of Markle)[1]
• Brian Kocinski (friend of Markle)[1]
• Arthur Landon (longtime friend of Prince Harry)[1]
• Katalin Landon (friend of Prince Harry)[1]
• Ed Lane Fox (Prince Harry's private secretary, who stepped down after the wedding) and his wife, Sonia Lane Fox[1]
• The Honourable Dame Shân Legge-Bourke (mother of Prince Harry's former nanny Tiggy Pettifer)[1]
• Abraham Levy[1] (friend of the couple)
• Benita[7] and Darren Litt[1] (parents of bridesmaids Rylan and Remi Litt; Benita is a close friend of Markle)
• Prince Alexi Lubomirski (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's official engagement photographer) and his wife, Giada Lubomirski[9]
• Isabel May (close friend of Markle)[1]
• James Meade (friend of Prince Harry; he is the son of Richard Meade and godfather of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge) and his wife, Lady Laura Marsham[11] (daughter of the Earl of Romney)
• Lucy Meadmore (longtime friend of Markle)[1]
• Jessica[7][9] and Benedict Mulroney (parents of page boys Brian and John Mulroney and of bridesmaid Ivy Mulroney. Jessica is a close friend of Markle and Benedict is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney)[1][12]
• Misha Nonoo (friend of the couple)[1]
• Guy Pelly (friend of Prince Harry) and his wife, Lizzie Wilson (heiress to the Holiday Inn empire)[7]
• Tiggy Pettifer (Prince Harry's former nanny, formerly known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke) and her husband, Charles Pettifer (former Guards officer)[1]
• Julia Samuel (close friend of Diana, Princess of Wales; godmother of Prince George of Cambridge) and her husband, The Honourable Michael Samuel (son of The 4th Viscount Bearsted; chairman of the Anna Freud Centre's trustees)[1]
• Dean and Alana Stott (friends of Prince Harry)[13]
• Alexander van Straubenzee (close friend of Prince Harry and The Duke of Cambridge)[1]
• Charlie van Straubenzee (longtime friend of Prince Harry)[1]
• Claire van Straubenzee (close friend of Prince Harry and The Duke of Cambridge)[1]
• Thomas van Straubenzee (close friend of Prince Harry)
• William van Straubenzee (friend of Prince Harry)[1]
• The Lord Vestey (Master of the Horse to the Royal Household)[1]
  • The Honourable William Vestey[14] and his wife, Violet Henderson (contributing editor to British Vogue)
• Lady Carolyn (horse racing manager; daughter of the 7th Earl of Carnarvon) and John Warren (The Queen's current horse racing adviser)[1]
• Nicholas Walton Collins (Markle's former agent) his partner, Amelia Walton Collins[1]
• Amanda Ward (widow of Gerald Ward, Prince Harry's godfather)[1]
• Jake Warren (father of bridesmaid Zalie Warren; son of the Queen's racing manager)[1]
• Jessie Webb (The Duke of Cambridge's former nanny, and current nanny of Prince George)[1]
• Violet Von Westenholz[7][9]
• The Duchess of Westminster[1] (godmother of The Duke of Cambridge)
  • Lady Edwina Grosvenor and Daniel Snow (historian/television presenter)
  • The Duke of Westminster[1] (godfather of Prince George of Cambridge)
  • Lady Viola Grosvenor[1]

Celebrities and other notable friends and guests of the couple

• Patrick J. Adams (Markle's co-star on Suits) and his wife, Troian Bellisario[8]
• David and Victoria Beckham[8]
• James Blunt (friend of the Prince) and his wife, Sofia Wellesley[8] (Wellesley is the granddaughter of the 8th Duke of Wellington)
• Priyanka Chopra[15]
• George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney[8] apparently later reported to not know both groom and bride personally
• James Corden and his wife, Julia Carey[8]
• Idris Elba and his fiancée, Sabrina Dhowre[8]
• Nacho Figueras and his wife, Delfina Blaquier[7]
• Janina Gavankar (friend of Markle)
• Will Greenwood and his wife, Caroline Greenwood[9]
• Tom Hardy and his wife, Charlotte Riley[7]
• James Haskell (rugby player) and his fiancée, Chloe Madeley (Television Presenter)[8]
• Rick Hoffman[7] (Markle's co-star on Suits)
• Sir Elton John[8] and his husband, David Furnish[15]
• Gabriel Macht (Markle's co-star on Suits) with his wife, Jacinda Barrett[7]
• Carey Mulligan[15] and Marcus Mumford[15]
• Sarah Rafferty[8] (Markle's co-star on Suits)
• Jill Smoller (high-profile sports agent)[1]
• Abigail Spencer[15] (Markle's co-star on Suits)
• Joss Stone[8]
• Silver Tree[1] (producer and director; known for her work on Suits)
• Gina Torres (Markle's co-star on Suits)
• Jonny Wilkinson (rugby player) and his wife, Shelley Jenkins[7]
• Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian[8]
• Oprah Winfrey[8]
• Sir Clive and Lady Woodward[11]

Best man, bridesmaids, and page boys

Best Man

• The Duke of Cambridge

Bridesmaids and Page Boys

• Prince George of Cambridge, aged 4 – son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
• Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, aged 3 – daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
• Florence van Cutsem, aged 3 – goddaughter of Prince Harry and daughter of Nicholas van Cutsem and his wife, Alice van Cutsem (born Alice C. Hadden-Paton)
• Jasper Dyer, aged 6 – godson of Prince Harry and son of Mark and Amanda Dyer.
• Rylan Litt, aged 7 – goddaughter of Markle and daughter of her friend Benita Litt
• Remi Litt, aged 6 – goddaughter of Markle and daughter of her friend Benita Litt
• Brian and John Mulroney, aged 7 – twin sons of Benedict and Jessica Mulroney.
• Ivy Mulroney, aged 4 – daughter of Benedict and Jessica Mulroney.
• Zalie Warren, aged 2 – goddaughter of Prince Harry and daughter of Jake Warren, son of the Queen's racing manager.

See also

• List of wedding guests of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer (1981)
• List of wedding guests of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (2011)
• List of wedding guests of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank (2018)

References

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