one can imagine it must be such an ordeal right now making the guest list, which was probably an ordeal even in 1953 when they squeezed hundreds or thousands more spectators in via temporary (and potentially dangerous) seating galleries. Two thousand seats isn’t much when one has to consider all the sovereign nations in the world (except N Korea) who might want to send a representative, plus all the Commonwealth officials who probably expect to be able to attend. Then there are all Queen Elizabeth’s cousins and their descendants, and all the German houses of Prince Philip’s sisters, which of course even several generations later probably expect to attend.
I find it very hard to believe that Earl Spencer offered the Spencer tiara to Meghan for her wedding. That would have been rather inappropriate as she is not a member of the Spencer family, nor will she ever become one but Meghan seems to be oblivious of any sensitivities aside from her own and those are plentiful.
Earl Spencer recently said in an interview that he does not expect to get an invitation because of the limited available seating and he is not an hereditary peer in the House of Lords. But he did say he had a coronet lying around (in the attic) somewhere...
According to his book, Meghan was offered and accepted the Spencer tiara for her wedding so she could have access to their spare tiara. I assume that the Spencer’s will be invited as relatives of the future king.
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