Theresa May not invited to Royal wedding
Written by News on 10/04/2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not invited Prime Minister Theresa May to their wedding.
The wedding guests will be people who have an existing direct relationship with one or both of the couple, a Royal source said, with a Government source saying the Prime Minister would not be attending.
Prince Harry’s official spokesman said: “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.
“Her Majesty’s Government was consulted on this decision, which was taken by The Royal Household.”
The Government source said Theresa May wasn’t expecting an invitation.
The source added the couple’s wedding venue is smaller than Westminster Abbey, where William and Kate got married, in the presence of various heads of state including then Prime Minister David Cameron.
Despite Harry and Meghan’s wedding being an important national occasion, the prince is not in the immediate line of succession, unlike William.
The nature of the guests and their choice of venue reflect Harry’s position.
It is understood that Donald Trump is also absent from the couple’s guest list, along with former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
Instead, the couple has chosen 600 guests they have a direct relationship with to witness their marriage on 19 May at Windsor Castle’s St George’s Chapel.
The palace earlier named some of the members of the public chosen to join the crowds in the grounds of Windsor Castle on the big day.
Invited guests include a mother who uses the arts to help people with mental health issues and a schoolgirl who was caught up in the Manchester Arena suicide bombing last year.
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