The service was attended by 1,800 invited guests. Due to the injuries they sustained in the explosion, Mountbatten's elder daughter and son-in-law, the now 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma and
Lord Brabourne, and grandson, Timothy Knatchbull, were absent from the funeral. His younger daughter, Lady Pamela Hicks, and her family led the Mountbatten family, Queen Elizabeth II and the entire British royal family attended, as did numerous members of European royal families. It was the largest gathering of royalty in London since the
funeral of King George VI in 1952. Notable guests in attendance and participants in the service include:
Mountbatten family • ''The
Countess Mountbatten of Burma's family:'' •
Lord Romsey and
Penelope Eastwood, ''Mountbatten's grandson and his fiancée'' • The Hon. Michael-John Knatchbull, ''Mountbatten's grandson'' • Lady Joanna Knatchbull, ''Mountbatten's granddaughter'' •
Lady Amanda Knatchbull, ''Mountbatten's granddaughter'' • The Hon. Philip Knatchbull, ''Mountbatten's grandson'' •
Lady Pamela and
David Hicks, ''Mountbatten's daughter and son-in-law'' • Edwina Hicks, ''Mountbatten's granddaughter'' •
Ashley Hicks, ''Mountbatten's grandson'' •
India Hicks, ''Mountbatten's granddaughter'' • The Marchioness of Milford Haven, ''widow of
Mountbatten's nephew'' •
The Marquess of Milford Haven, ''Mountbatten's grandnephew'' •
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, ''Mountbatten's grandnephew'' •
Lady Iris Kemp, ''Mountbatten's first cousin once removed''
British royal family • The
Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and Mountbatten's nephew'' • The
Prince of Wales, ''Mountbatten's grandnephew'' • The
Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips, and Captain
Mark Phillips, ''Mountbatten's grandniece and her husband'' • The
Prince Andrew, ''Mountbatten's grandnephew'' • The
Prince Edward, ''Mountbatten's grandnephew'' •
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, ''widow of
Mountbatten's second cousin'' • The
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed'' •
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, ''widow of
Mountbatten's second cousin'' • The
Duke and
Duchess of Gloucester, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and his wife'' • The
Duke and
Duchess of Kent, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and his wife'' •
Earl of St Andrews, ''Mountbatten's second cousin twice removed'' •
Lady Helen Windsor, ''Mountbatten's second cousin twice removed'' •
Lord Nicholas Windsor, ''Mountbatten's second cousin twice removed'' •
Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy, and The Hon.
Angus Ogilvy, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and her husband'' •
James Ogilvy, ''Mountbatten's second cousin twice removed'' •
Marina Ogilvy, ''Mountbatten's second cousin twice removed'' •
Prince and
Princess Michael of Kent, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and his wife''
Extended royal family • The
Earl and
Countess of Harewood, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed and his wife'' • The
Duke of Fife, ''Mountbatten's second cousin once removed'' • Captain
Alexander Ramsay of Mar and the
Lady Saltoun, ''Mountbatten's second cousin and his wife'' •
Lady May and Colonel The Hon. Sir
Henry Abel Smith, ''Mountbatten's second cousin and her husband'' •
Lady Mary Whitley, ''Mountbatten's fourth cousin'' • The
Duchess and
Duke of Beaufort, ''Mountbatten's third cousin once removed and her husband''
Foreign royalty • The
King of Norway • The
Princess of Hesse and by Rhine • The
Aga Khan Politicians • The Rt Hon.
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and
Denis Thatcher • The Rt Hon.
James Callaghan, former First Sea Lord • General
Sir Robert Ford, •
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit • General
Albert Coady Wedemeyer ==Interment and subsequent events==