Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding: Who's invited?
- 1/24
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is confirmed to be attending the wedding and wearing a Philip Treacy hat.
[Photo: Getty] - 2/24
Jessica Mulroney and family
Jessica Mulroney is Meghan’s Canadian BFF and is attending the wedding with her husband, Ben Mulroney, and her three children who are page boys and bridesmaids in the wedding. According to close sources, the stylist is also Meghan’s wedding planner, so we’re expecting big things. “She is Meghan’s best friend and the person Meghan trusts with helping to plan every detail,” a source told Vanity Fair. “She’s the one helping Meghan to make all the key decisions. They are on the phone daily discussing every element of the wedding, from the dress to the flowers to the canapés and the photography.” [Photo: Getty]
- 3/24
Amal and George Clooney
Amal’s loose-lipped hairdresser, Miguel Perez, confirmed the new mum would attend the nuptials with husband George. [Photo: Getty]
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- 4/24
Doria Ragland
Since Meghan confirmed that her father would not be attending, Doria stands as the only relative of Meghan to be on the guest list. Meghan is close to her 61-year-old mum and told Glamour “We can just have so much fun together, and yet I’ll still find so much solace in her support.” Doria works as a social worker and her nickname for Meghan is “Flower”. [Photo: Getty]
- 5/24
Prince William, Kate Middleton, George and Charlotte
William and Kate, along with Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who are acting as a page boy and bridesmaid will be in attendance. However, Prince Louis will not be attending. The family’s nanny, Maria Borrallo, will probably look after Louis nearby while the ceremony takes place. [Photo: Getty]
- 6/24
Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra is one of Meghan’s closest friends and is rumoured to be one of the her bridesmaids for the royal wedding. She’s been vocal about her belief that Meghan will help modernise the British monarchy and told Harper’s Bazaar Arabia magazine, “I don’t think anybody else would be able to do it the way she will. She’s just right for it.
“She’s an icon, truly, that girls can look up to, that women can look up to. She’s normal, she’s sweet, she’s nice, she thinks about the world, wants to change it and this was even before any of this happened.” [Photo: Getty] Yahoo News is better in the app
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- 7/24
Sir Elton John and David Furnish
Sir Elton John attended Will and Kate’s wedding back in 2011 and is thought to be attending Harry and Meghan’s, too. He’s cancelled tour dates around the weekend of the wedding, encouraging rumours that he’ll be sitting there in the chapel at Windsor Castle.
- 8/24
Ellie Goulding
There have been plenty of rumours about Prince Harry and the ‘Love Me Like You Do’ singer. Whether they’ve ever been romantically involved or not, they’re known to be firm friends – hence why Ellie scooped an invite to the ceremony. [Photo: Getty]
- 9/24
Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne is a good friend of Prince Harry’s and is thought to be attending his big day. They seem to have been friends for at least a few years, after the pair were photographed together in 2015 at a party thrown by model Suki Waterhouse. [Photo: Getty]
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- 10/24
Pippa Middleton and husband James Matthews
Pippa, 34, has known Prince Harry for years. The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister – who is currently pregnant with her first child – will be attending the wedding with her husband James. Harry attended the pair’s nuptials back in 2017. [Photo: Getty]
- 11/24
Patrick J Adams and wife Troian Bellisario
Patrick starred as Meghan’s boyfriend-turned-husband in ‘Suits’ while Troian previously starred in US hit show ‘Pretty Little Liars’. [Photo: Getty]
- 12/24
Gabriel Macht and wife Jacinda Barrett
Gabriel’s another of Meghan’s former co-stars. The 46-year-old continues to play lead character Harvey Spector in the show. [Photo: Getty]
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- 13/24
Serena Williams and partner Alexia Ohanian
Prince Harry and Meghan were both invited to Serena Williams’ wedding but didn’t attend. But she’s thought to be invited to theirs. Meghan and Serena have been best friends since 2014 when they met at a celebrity football game. Meghan wrote about Serena on her blog, saying: “We are both the same age, have a penchant for hot sauces, and adore fashion.” Serena is another who might also make the list for Meghan’s bridesmaids. [Photo: Getty]
- 14/24
Millie Mackintosh and Hugo Taylor
Millie Mackintosh is another of Meghan’s friends who will be attending the royal wedding. Made In Chelsea star Millie made friends with Meghan in July 2016 – shortly after she started dating Prince Harry. In September 2017, the girls went on a trip to Soho Farmhouse together. Later in the year, it’s thought Millie was one of the people to help arrange Meghan’s hen party. [Photo: Getty]
- 15/24
Chelsy Davy
Prince Harry’s ex, Chelsy Davy, will be attending the royal wedding. Harry and law graduate Chelsy, 32, were together for seven years on and off between 2004 and 2011. They ended on good terms and share many mutual friends. It was reportedly Chelsy who finally ended the relationship for good. [Photo: Getty]
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- 16/24
Cressida Bonas
Model Cressida Bonas dated Prince Harry for two years between 2012 and 2014. But she hasn’t seemed as pleased about the nuptials as other guests: when asked in an interview by The Times if she wished the happy couple well, Cressida refused to answer. She said: “I have to be really careful what I say because people like putting people into boxes and into stereotypes, especially in this country and no I don’t think that helps.
“I think you want to be a blank canvas as an actress but I’d rather not say anything, actually, if you don’t mind.” [Photo: Getty] - 17/24
David and Victoria Beckham
Victoria, 44, let slip that she had received an invite after a grilling from James Corden on ‘The Late Late Show’. The designer knows Markle and dressed her in one of her label’s jumpers for one of her engagement photos. [Photo: Getty]
- 18/24
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles
After Meghan’s father’s final decision not to walk his daughter down the aisle, Prince Charles stepped in. Meghan will walk half the aisle alone and will meet the prince halfway. Charles and Camilla have spent the last week sunning in Athens, Greece, but took a helicopter to Kensington Palace this morning ahead of the wedding. [Photo: Getty]
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- 19/24
The Queen and Prince Phillip
Prince Philip is still recovering from his hip operation which took place in early April, but it’s thought he and the Queen will still be attending Harry and Meghan’s big day. A palace spokesperson said the royal family “very much hope” Prince Phillip will be there. Prince Harry is very close to his grandparents so it’s unlikely the pair would miss the event.
- 20/24
Prince Seeiso of Lesotho
Prince Seeiso, Co-founder of Harry’s Sentebale charity, has confirmed he’ll be attending the royal wedding with his wife, Princess Mabereng. The 51-year-old prince told Harry that’d he’d “met his match” in Meghan’s shared passion for charity work. Their charity aims to improve prospects for the thousands of children affected by HIV/Aids in Africa. [Photo: Getty]
- 21/24
Violet von Westenholz
Violet von Westenholz deserves a special wedding invite as the one who first introduced Harry to Meghan on their blind date. Violet, whose father is former Olympic skier Baron Piers von Westenholz, has known Prince Harry since their childhood. She works as a press relations director for Ralph Lauren and met Meghan through work. [Photo: Rex]
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- 22/24
Markus Anderson
Markus Anderson is Meghan’s “closest friend in the world” and was also another rumoured to have been her matchmaker. He’s Global Membership Director of member’s club Soho House and spent time with Harry and Meghan at the Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Meghan and Markus both lived in Toronto and have known each other for years. [Photo: Getty]
- 23/24
Princess Diana’s siblings – Lady Sarah McCorquodale (left), Lady Jane Fellowes, Earl Charles Spencer
All three of Princess Diana’s siblings will be attending the wedding. Lady Jane will also be playing a special role of giving a reading as part of Harry’s wish to give his mother’s side of the family extra focus as a tribute to his late mother.
Meghan has previously spoken of meeting Harry’s family, saying:” think in being able to meet his aunts and – and also like Julia and just different people who were so important to his mum, I’m able to, in some way, know a part of her through them and of course through him. And it’s – it’s incredibly special.” [Photo: Getty] - 24/24
Heather Dorak
Heather Dorak is a close friend of Meghan’s who works as a fitness guru. The pair have been spotted together at various events over the last year and Heather is also rumoured to be another of Meghan’s bridesmaids. She’s previously written health and fitness content for Meghan’s lifestyle website, The Tig, before it was closed down. [Photo: Heather Dorak Instagram]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s upcoming Royal wedding is set to be one of the biggest events of the year. So, it stands to reason everyone’s desperate to see who made the guest list.
But not everyone the couple knows has received an invite.
Kensington Palace revealed only “personal friends” of the Meghan and Harry will be invited to the wedding on Saturday 19 May.
“It has been decided that an official list of political leaders – both UK and international – is not required for Prince Harry and Ms. Markle‘s wedding,” a Palace spokesman said.
Some 800 people will be attending the ceremony and a further 2,640 selected members of the public can watch from the grounds of Windsor Castle.
These include charity workers, 100 pupils from two local schools and 500 members of The Royal Household.
Here’s what we know so far about who will be attending the wedding of the year.
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