The Household Cavalry rides down the Mall outside Buckingham Palace ahead of the coronation of Britain’s King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort, in London, Britain (Image: Reuters)
The guest list for King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday is diverse, reflecting his promise to keep the royal family relevant in the modern world.
Many foreign dignitaries, state officials, celebrities and heads of state will attend Britain’s first coronation in 70 years on Saturday. The presidents of France and Germany and senior leaders of the European Union will be among the 2,300 guests attending alongside global royalty.
Many Indian citizens and celebrities including Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar are also attending the Royal event in London.
The guests have already arrived and will soon attend the coronation ceremony which is to begin in a few hours.
Here is the list of those who are participating:
heads of states
- Jill Biden – The US First Lady will attend the coronation ceremony instead of US President Joe Biden.
- French President Emmanuel Macron
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- Italian President Sergio Mattarella
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins
- Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif
- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng
- Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
royal families of other countries
- King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands
- King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- King Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.
- Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco
- Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko of Japan
Indian guest
- Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
- actress sonam kapoor
- Mumbai’s two dabbawalas
- Pune-born architect Sourabh Phadke
- Princess Trust Global Award Winner Gulfsha
- Jai Patel of Indian origin
british minister
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
- Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer
- Scotland’s First Minister Hamza Yusuf
- Michelle O’Neill, leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland
The royals are attending without formal roles
- prince harry
- prince andrew
Other notable guests:
- Amazonian indigenous leaders Uyuncar Domingo Matar and Atosa Soltani,
- Ashanti King of Ghana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
- Canadian Indigenous leaders Chief Roseanne Archibald, Natan Obed and Cassidy Caron
- Lord Navneet Dholakia, Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats
- Radharaman Das, head of ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor Temple, Watford
Celebrity Guests:
- TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly
- American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie
- Edward Enninful, editor-in-chief of UK Vogue
- Jay Blades of the repair shop.
The following members of Camilla’s family will also be involved:
- Tom Parker Bowles (son)
- Laura Lopez (daughter)
- Andrew Parker Bowles (ex-husband)
- Gus and Louis Lopez (grandsons)
- Freddie Parker Bowles (grandson)
- Arthur Elliott (great-nephew and also page of honour)
Senior royals attending the coronation:
- Prince William
- duchess of wales kate middleton
- Prince George (page of honor)
(With inputs from PTI, Guardian and Times of India)
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