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The following is the guest list for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

House of Windsor

 * The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, the groom's grandparents
 * The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, the groom's father and stepmother
 * The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the groom's brother and his wife
 * Prince George of Cambridge, the groom's nephew
 * Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, the groom's niece
 * The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, the groom's aunt and her husband
 * Peter and Autumn Phillips, the groom's cousin and his wife
 * Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, the groom's cousin and her husband
 * The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York, the groom's uncle and his ex-wife
 * Princess Beatrice of York, the groom's cousin
 * Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank, the groom's cousin and her fiancé
 * The Earl and Countess of Wessex, the groom's uncle and his wife
 * Lady Louise Windsor, the groom's cousin
 * Viscount Severn, the groom's cousin

Other descendants of the Prince's great-great-grandfather King George V and their families:
 * The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife


 * The Duke and Duchess of Kent, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife
 * Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the groom's first cousin, twice removed and his wife

Spencer family

 * Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Neil McCorquodale the groom's aunt and her husband


 * The Lady and Lord Fellowes, the groom's aunt and her husband


 * The Earl and Countess Spencer, and Victoria Aitken, the groom's uncle, his wife, and his ex-wife
 * Lady Kitty Spencer, the groom's cousin
 * Lady Eliza Spencer, the groom's cousin
 * Lady Amelia Spencer, the groom's cousin
 * Viscount Althorp, the groom's cousin

Parker-Bowles family

 * Tom Parker Bowles, the groom's stepbrother (son of The Duchess of Cornwall)

Middleton family

 * Michael and Carole Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge's parents
 * Pippa Middleton and Mr James Matthews, The Duchess of Cambridge's sister and her husband
 * James Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge's brother

Relatives of the Bride

 * Doria Ragland, the bride's mother

Foreign royalty

 * 🇱🇸 Prince Seeiso and Princess Mabereng of Lesotho

Politicians

 * Sir John Major with his wife, Dame Norma Major

Religious figures

 * Bishop Michael Curry

Friends of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

 * Cressida Bonas (friend of Prince Harry)
 * 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)
 * Chelsy Davy (friend of Prince Harry)
 * Rebecca Deacon (former private secretary to the Duchess of Cambridge) with Adam Priestley
 * Mark and Amanda Dyer (parents of page boy Jasper Dyer)
 * Patrick "Paddy" Harverson (former Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and Official Spokesman to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) with his wife, Mel Harverson
 * Genevieve Hillis (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) with his wife, Laura Inskip
 * Benita Litt (mother of bridesmaids Rylan and Remi Litt)
 * Alexi Lubomirski (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's official engagement photographer) with his wife, Giada Lubomirski
 * 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
 * Jessica Mulroney (mother of page boys Brian and John Mulroney and of bridesmaid Ivy Mulroney; friend of Markle)
 * Guy Pelly (friend of Prince Harry) and his wife, Lizzie Wilson (heiress to the Holiday Inn empire)
 * Daniel Snow (historian/television presenter) and Lady Edwina Snow (her mother, the Duchess of Westminster, is the Duke of Cambridge's godmother)
 * Jake Warren (father of bridesmaid Zalie Warren; son of the Queen's racing manager)
 * Violet Von Westenholz (reportedly set up the blind date between Markle and Prince Harry)

Celebrities and other notable guests

 * Patrick J. Adams (Markle's co-star on Suits) with his wife, Troian Bellisario
 * David and Victoria Beckham
 * James Blunt (friend of the Prince) with his wife, Sofia Wellesley (Wellesley is the granddaughter of the 8th Duke of Wellington)
 * Priyanka Chopra
 * George Clooney with wife, Amal Clooney
 * James Corden with his wife Julia Carey
 * Idris Elba with his fiancée, Sabrina Dhowre
 * Nacho Figueras with his wife, Delfina Blaquier
 * Will Greenwood with his wife, Caroline Greenwood
 * Tom Hardy with his wife, Charlotte Riley
 * James Haskell (rugby player) with his fiancée, Chloe Madeley
 * Violet Henderson (contributing editor to British Vogue) and her husband, Hon. William Vestey (son and heir of Lord Vestey)
 * Rick Hoffman (Markle's co-star on Suits)
 * Sir Elton John with husband, David Furnish
 * Gabriel Macht (Markle's co-star on Suits) with his wife, Jacinda Barrett
 * Carey Mulligan
 * Marcus Mumford
 * Sarah Rafferty (Markle's co-star on Suits)
 * Sir Nicholas Soames (grandson of Winston Churchill)
 * Abigail Spencer (Markle's co-star on Suits)
 * Joss Stone
 * Gina Torres (Markle's co-star on Suits)
 * Jonny Wilkinson (rugby player) with his wife, Shelley Jenkins
 * Serena Williams with husband, Alexis Ohanian
 * Oprah Winfrey
 * Sir Clive Woodward with his wife, Jayne Williams

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)
 * 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
 * Ivy Mulroney, aged 4 – daughter of Jessica Mulroney
 * Zalie Warren, aged 2 – goddaughter of Prince Harry and daughter of Jake Warren, son of the Queen's racing manager
 * Brian and John Mulroney, aged 7 – twin sons of Jessica Mulroney
 * Jasper Dyer, aged 6 – godson of Prince Harry and son of Mark and Amanda Dyer

Info
In April 2018, it was announced that an "official list" of domestic and international political leaders was not required for the wedding and that Prime Minister Theresa May, Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn, and other leaders would not attend the ceremony. President of the United States Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama were also not invited. This is in contrast to the wedding of Prince Harry's elder brother, which had a large number of such guests due to his position as a future monarch. The decision not to invite political leaders to the wedding was taken in part because of the limitations of the venue, and also took into account Prince Harry's position as sixth in line to the throne. The only politician invited was the former Prime Minister John Major as he previously was "a special guardian on legal matters to Princes William and Harry after the death of their mother."

With a smaller ceremony and reception at St George's Hall, the guest list included approximately 600 people, most of whom have a "direct relationship" with the couple. Also, 200 close friends of the couple were invited to attend the evening reception at Frogmore House. Approximately 1,200 members of the public were invited to greet the couple outside the chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle. The invitees outside the chapel were "people from charities, Windsor Castle community members, people from the royal households and the Crown Estate, and local school children."

Sarah, Duchess of York, the former wife of Prince Andrew, was invited to the wedding even though she had not been invited to the weddings of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011, Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly in 2008, or Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall in 2011. However, she was not invited to the evening reception at Frogmore House hosted by Prince Charles and was reportedly "deeply upset" by her omission.

Amongst the non-royal guests were Markle's Suits co-stars Patrick J. Adams (with wife Troian Bellisario), Gabriel Macht (with wife Jacinda Barrett), Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman, Gina Torres and Abigail Spencer, actors George Clooney (with wife Amal Clooney) and Idris Elba, actresses Oprah Winfrey, Priyanka Chopra and Carey Mulligan, television host James Corden, tennis player Serena Williams (with husband Alexis Ohanian), David and Victoria Beckham, musicians Elton John (with husband David Furnish), James Blunt, Joss Stone and Marcus Mumford, and rugby players Jonny Wilkinson and James Haskell. Harry's ex-girlfriends Cressida Bonas and Chelsy Davy were in attendance as well.