Nearly 2,300 people were invited to the coronation of King Charles III in London on Saturday, including new faces, old blood, world leaders, pop icons and a few controversies.
Some of those who received the invitations had hand-painted cards reproduced on recycled paper by the heraldic artist and printed with gold leaf details. Nick CaveMagicians, hair stylists and Syrian refugees.
It’s a doujinshi about not only Charles’ efforts to embrace a modern, multicultural Britain, but also about the monarchy’s identity as a traditional, and in many ways anachronistic, dynasty.
royals around the world
The audience at Prince Charles’ coronation was only a quarter of that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. However, unlike previous such ceremonies, foreign monarchs rarely attended, although some from around the world confirmed plans to attend this weekend.
Prince Albert of Monaco said: people magazine interview He and his wife Charlene will be in attendance. He also said he wanted the ceremony to be “very emotional”.Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his wife Princess Marie comfirmed They were in attendance, along with members of the royal families of Belgium, Norway and Sweden.
Representatives of Greece’s glamorous abdicated royal family, now living on New York’s Upper East Side, will also be in attendance. Spain’s King Felipe VI, who ascended the throne after his father abdicated in 2014, will attend, according to Spanish news media.
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoia is the grandson of the last Italian king and Italian Dancing With the Stars champion. told Italian news agency Adnkronos I was supposed to attend last year, but couldn’t immediately confirm this week.
Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Naruhito will represent Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. According to Japanese media reportsThe Maori royal family of New Zealand, the kings and queens of Thailand, Bhutan and Tonga are all on the list, according to news outlets.Will
Members of Congress and World Leaders
Several members of the British government and around 100 heads of state from around the world are expected to attend, according to Buckingham Palace. However, the invitation also sparked a backlash amid tensions with fellow Britons Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Scotland’s new Prime Minister Humza Yousaf has announced his support for Scottish independence and wants to replace the monarchy with an elected head of state. attracted criticism When you confirm your intention to participate. When he was led out of Edinburgh Castle and taken to Westminster Abbey for Saturday’s coronation, he was still on a 330-pound slab of red sandstone that has been used by Scottish kings for centuries it. I was accused of escorting the Stone of Destiny.
In Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, deputy leader of Sinn Féin, the region’s largest political party, said: on twitter Recognizing that “many on our island consider the coronation to be a very important moment”, she accepted the invitation to attend, she said.Although reflecting improved relations with the movement, some commentators sharp arrive recent polls This suggests that zero per cent of her party members support the monarchy.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in attendance. news report.
Representing China this time is Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, who has been criticized in Britain for his prominent role in the 2019 crackdown on anti-democracy activities in the former British colony of Hong Kong. . Former Conservative leader Yin Duncan-Smith said: “It’s outrageous to have this man play a role.” tell the telegraph.
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., son of dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, also confirmed he would attend.
british royal family
Heir to the throne Prince William will be in attendance with his wife, Duchess Catherine, Princess of Wales and their children the Marchioness, Duchess, Baroness, Peerage and Earl.
Prince Charles’ brother Andrew has reached a multimillion-dollar legal settlement with a woman who accused him of raping her as a teenager, and his ties to financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein have forced him to resign from royal duties. You, too, can participate, according to the British news outlet.
However, Andrew is not expected to be on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the ceremony.
member of the public
Representatives of Baha’is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Zoroastrians will join the procession to Westminster Abbey, according to the palace.
Also in attendance were several who were part of a program sponsored by the Prince’s Trust, a charity founded by Charles in 1976, with 400 young people representing the charity attending services and services at St Margaret’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey . You can see the parade. said the palace.
The guest list also included the host of the BBC Regeneration and Recycling programme, the owner of a sustainable fashion line, a young man working at a solar start-up in Sierra Leone and a hairstylist representing Ghana in the UK.
Hairstylist Charlotte Mensah spoke at the Prince’s Trust Gala in New York last week. “His Majesty cannot be with us tonight,” she said at the event. I think he’ll get something next week. “
who doesn’t go
Prince Harry will be in attendance, but his wife, Meghan, and their children will remain at their California home, despite the family rift that has become public in recent years.
President Biden, who visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the U.K. last month, will not be in attendance. Instead, he sent first lady Jill Biden to “represent America.”
Pope Francis will not be in attendance. The Vatican said on Thursday that its secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, would represent the pope at the coronation.
Buckingham Palace did not extend invitations to the leaders of several countries, including Afghanistan, Belarus, Russia and Venezuela, according to Reuters.