Wedding invitations - The wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton
19th February 2011
Invitations to the wedding of Prince William and Miss Middleton have been issued in the name of Her Majesty The Queen.
The following groups of people have been invited to the wedding:
Members of The Royal Family and their friends
Members of the Middleton Family and their friends
Friends of Prince William and Miss Middleton
Members of Foreign Royal Families
Representatives from the Defence Services
Representatives from Prince Williams patronages
Representatives from the Church and other faiths
Members of the Government, Parliament and Devolved Administrations
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
Governors-General and Prime Ministers from the Realms
Members of the Royal Household
Around 1,900 people have been invited to the service at Westminster Abbey.
Around 600 people have been invited to the lunchtime reception at Buckingham Palace given by The Queen.
Around 300 people have been invited to the dinner at Buckingham Palace given by The Prince of Wales.
Notes to Editors
Please note we are not releasing the names of individual invitees.
The invitations were posted on Wednesday and Thursday this week.
A rough breakdown of numbers of guests is as follows (this includes spouses):
The vast majority of guests are drawn from Prince William and Miss Middletons Family and Friends over 1,000
Over 50 Members of The Royal Family
Over 40 Members of Foreign Royal Families
Over 200 Members of Government, Parliament and Diplomatic Corps
Approximately 80 guests drawn from Prince Williams charities
60 Governors-General and Realm Prime Ministers
30 Members of the Defence Services
The EIIR on the invitation is die-stamped in gold and then burnished. The text on the invitation is also die-stamped. The edges of the invitation are bevelled then gilded.
The Prince of Wales - Wedding invitations - The wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton