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List of guests at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla

The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms took place on 6 May 2023. Approximately 2,200 people were invited to attend the event, including members of the royal family, representatives of the Church of England and other Christian denominations, prominent politicians from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, foreign royalty, heads of state and heads of government, and British and foreign celebrities.

British royal family and relatives
=== House of Windsor === ''), attended the coronation. • The Prince and Princess of Wales, ''the King's son and daughter-in-law'' • Prince George of Wales, ''the King's grandson'' (page of honour to the King) • Prince Louis of Wales, ''the King's grandson'' • The Princess Royal (gold-stick-in-waiting to the King) and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, ''the King's sister and brother-in-law'' • Peter Phillips, ''the King's nephew'' • Lady Davina Windsor, ''the King's maternal second cousin'' • Thomas and Sara Parker Bowles, ''the Queen's son (also the King's godson) and ex-daughter-in-law'' • Lola Parker Bowles, ''the Queen's granddaughter'' • Benjamin and Mary-Clare Elliot, ''the Queen's nephew and niece-in-law'' • Arthur Elliot, ''the Queen's great-nephew'' (page of honour to the Queen) • Philippa Matthews, ''the Princess of Wales's sister'' • James Middleton, ''the Princess of Wales's brother'' ==United Kingdom==
United Kingdom
Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, • Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990–1997) • Alex Chalk, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain and Secretary of State for JusticePenny Mordaunt, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, bearing the Sword of State England David White, Garter Principal King of ArmsTimothy Duke, Clarenceux King of ArmsRobert Noel, Norroy and Ulster King of ArmsClive Cheesman, Richmond HeraldPeter O'Donoghue, York HeraldChristopher Fletcher-Vane, Chester HeraldJohn Allen-Petrie, Windsor HeraldJohn Martin Robinson, Maltravers Herald ExtraordinaryDavid Rankin-Hunt, Norfolk Herald Extraordinary • Thomas Lloyd, Wales Herald ExtraordinaryProfessor Anne Curry, Arundel Herald ExtraordinaryAdam Tuck, Rouge Dragon Pursuivant • Mark Scott, Bluemantle Pursuivant • Dominic Ingram, Portcullis Pursuivant • Thomas Johnston, Rouge Croix Pursuivant Scotland Joseph Morrow, Lord Lyon King of ArmsAdam Bruce, Marchmont Herald • Liam Devlin, Rothesay HeraldSir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Albany Herald ExtraordinaryGeorge Way of Plean, Carrick Pursuivant • John Stirling, Ormond Pursuivant • Roderick Alexander Macpherson, Unicorn Pursuivant • Colin Russell, Falkland Pursuivant Extraordinary • Professor Gillian Black, Linlithgow Pursuivant ExtraordinaryPhilip Tibbetts, March Pursuivant Extraordinary Members of the CabinetOliver Dowden, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterLucy Frazer, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportJeremy Quin, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet OfficeAndrew Mitchell, Minister of State for Development and Africa • Johnny Mercer, Minister of State for Veterans' AffairsIan Blackford, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber • Ashley Dalton, MP for West Lancashire • Chris Elmore, MP for Ogmore • Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons • Andrew Gwynne, MP for Denton and Reddish and Shadow Minister for Public Health • Nigel Huddleston, MP for Mid Worcestershire and Minister of State for International Trade • Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and his wife, Cllr Nadia El-NaklaMark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales and Keeper of the Welsh Seal, Leaders of other political parties in devolved countriesJim Allister, Leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice • Doug Beattie, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party • David Rees, Deputy Presiding Officer of the SeneddMick Antoniw, MS for Pontypridd and Counsel General for Wales • The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, carrying the Sceptre with Cross, • The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon • The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland • The Marquess of Lansdowne • The Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury • The Earl and Countess of Antrim • The Earl of Derby, Vice Admiral of Lancashire • The Earl of Loudoun, bearing the Golden Spurs • The Earl of Dalhousie, Deputy Captain General of the King's Body Guard for Scotland • The Earl and Countess of Airlie, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife, a former Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II • The Earl of Caledon, carrying the Standard of the Royal Arms of Northern Ireland, • The Earl and Countess Peel, former Lord Chamberlain and his wife • The Earl and Countess of Rosslyn, Lord Steward of the Royal Household and his wife • The Viscount Brookeborough, Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh • The Lord Hastings, bearing the Golden Spurs • The Lord Hope of Craighead, representing the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle • The Baroness Amos, participating in the act of recognition of His Majesty • The Lord Dodds of Duncairn, Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in the House of Lords • The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations • The Lord Stewart of Dirleton, His Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland • The Baroness Grey-Thompson • The Lord Luce, former Lord Chamberlain • The Lord Mandelson • The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon • The Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, and Richard Mawhinney • The Lord Sinclair, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright • The Lord Woolley of Woodford • The Baroness Wyld • Alderman Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London • Dan Norris, Mayor of the West of England • Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands • Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire • Ben Houchen, Mayor of the Tees Valley • Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire • Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester • Cllr David Cameron, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen • Cllr Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh • Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association • Ann Clwyd, former Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party • Sir Patrick Elias, former Lord Justice of Appeal Civil servants Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments • Richard Tilbrook, Clerk of the Privy CouncilSusanna McGibbon, His Majesty's Procurator General and Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury • David Williams, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence • Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health • Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England • Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service • Dorothy Bain, His Majesty's Lord Advocate • Brigadier Robert Aitken, Lord Lieutenant of Gwent • Andrew Blackman, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Callander, Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian • Timothy Cox, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire • Ian Crowe, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry • Sara Edwards, Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed • Dr Sarah Furness, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland • David Fursdon, Lord Lieutenant of Devon • Marjorie Glasgow, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire • Beatrice Grant, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire • Elaine Grieve, Lord Lieutenant of Orkney • Diane Hawkins, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester • Tia Jones, Lord Lieutenant of Powys • Dr Alan Logan, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast • Colonel Peter McCarthy, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire • David McCorkell, Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim • Lady MacGregor, Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries • Jane MacLeod, Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute • Alexander Manson, Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire • Morfudd Meredith, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan • Major General The Hon Seymour Monro, Lord Lieutenant of Moray • Michael More-Molyneux, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey • Sir John Peace, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire • James Saunders Watson, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire • Lieutenant Colonel John Stewart, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire • Malcolm Taylor, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Angus • Anna Turner, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire • Roderick Urquhart, Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian • General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the General Staff, ''carrying the Queen's sceptre'' • Lance-Corporal of Horse Christopher Finney, chair of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association • Sir lain Livingstone, Chief Constable, Police Scotland • Mark Compton, Order of St John • Richard McMahon, Bailiff of Guernsey • Sir John Lorimer, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man • Alfred Cannan, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man • Ellis Webster, Premier of Anguilla • Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda • Edward David Burt, Premier of Bermuda • Wayne Panton, Premier of the Cayman Islands • Teslyn Barkman, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands • Sir David Steel, Governor of Gibraltar • Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of Gibraltar • Easton Taylor-Farrell, Premier of Montserrat • Simon Young, Mayor of Pitcairn • Charles Washington Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands • John Rankin, Governor of the British Virgin Islands • Natalio Wheatley, Premier and Finance Minister of the British Virgin Islands ==Other Commonwealth realms==
Other Commonwealth realms
, Sir Bob Dadae, Sir David Vunagi, Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Chris Hipkins)'' attended the coronation. Antigua and BarbudaSir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, and Lady Sandra Williams • Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Maria Bird-BrowneAnthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, and Jodie HaydonLeanne Benjamin, principal ballet dancer for the Royal Ballet for 21 years • Warrant Officer Class Two Keith Payne, recipient of the Victoria Cross • Dame Marguerite Pindling, former Governor-General of The Bahamas • Philip Davis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, and Ann Marie Davis • Hubert Ingraham, former Prime Minister of The Bahamas (1992–2002; 2007–2012) • Paul Andy Gomez, High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the United Kingdom • Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology • Therese Rath, High Commissioner of Belize to the United Kingdom, and Anthony Rath • Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and Sophie Grégoire TrudeauDickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada JamaicaSir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica, and Lady Allen • Patrice Laird Brown, Acting High Commissioner for Jamaica to the United Kingdom • Chris Hipkins, Prime Minister of New Zealand • Richie McCaw, Order of New Zealand representative Saint Kitts and NevisDame Marcella Liburd, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis • Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis • Moses Kouni Mose, High Commissioner for Solomon Islands to the United Kingdom • Jeremiah Manele, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Tuvalu Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, Governor-General of Tuvalu ==Other Commonwealth countries==
Other Commonwealth countries
Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh • Saida Muna Tasneem, Bangladeshi High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • Milton Inniss, Barbadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • Dr Lemogang Kwape, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana • Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, and First Lady Philippa KarseraCharles Savarin, President of Dominica, and Clara Josephine Savarin • Wiliame Katonivere, President of Fiji, and First Lady Filomena Katonivere • Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon, and First Lady Sylvia Bongo OndimbaMohammed B.S Jallow, Vice President of The Gambia • Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Gambia • Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana • Dr Rajendra Singh, Guyanan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • William Ruto, President of Kenya, and First Lady Rachel RutoTeuea Toatu, Vice President of Kiribati, and Brucetta Toatu • Nancy Tembo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malawi • George Vella, President of Malta, and First Lady Miriam Vella • Prithvirajsing Roopun, President of Mauritius • Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique, and First Lady Isaura NyusiSaara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of Namibia • Linda Scott, Namibian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom • Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria • Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria • Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, and First Lady Jeannette KagameTuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa, and Masiofo Faʻamausili Leinafo • Fatumanava Dr Pao Luteru, Samoan Ambassador to Belgium • Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, and First Lady Fatima BioHalimah Yacob, President of Singapore • Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa (representing the President of South Africa) • Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, and First Lady Maithree WickremesingheAsha-Rose Migiro, High Commissioner of Tanzania in London (representing the President of Tanzania) • Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo • General Jeje Odongo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda • Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia, and First Lady Mutinta Hichilema ==Foreign royalty==
Foreign royalty
Traditionally, foreign sovereign monarchs have not attended British coronations and are instead represented by other members of their ruling families; however sixteen foreign reigning monarchs attended the coronation. Members of reigning royal houses at the reception at Buckingham Palace. Watching on is her father King Philippe and Princess Beatrix meeting with King Charles III • The King of BahrainThe Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain • The King and Queen of the Belgians • The King and Queen of Bhutan • The Sultan of BruneiPrince Abdul Mateen of Brunei • The King and Queen of Eswatini • The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Japan (representing the Emperor of Japan) • The King and Queen of Jordan • The Crown Prince of Kuwait (representing the Emir of Kuwait) • Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait • The Hereditary Prince and Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (representing the Prince of Liechtenstein) • The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg • The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia • The King and Queen of the NetherlandsPrincess Beatrix of the NetherlandsThe Princess of Orange • The Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway (representing the King of Norway) • The Crown Prince of Oman (representing the Sultan of Oman) • The Emir and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad of Qatar • Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani and Sheikha Amna bint Mohammed Al Thani • Prince Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Minister of State and Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia (representing the King of Saudi Arabia) • The King and Queen of Spain • The King of Sweden • The Crown Princess of Sweden • The King and Queen of TongaTsar Simeon II and Tsaritsa Margarita of Bulgaria, ''the King's fourth cousin twice removed and his wife'' • Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, ''the King's third cousin (and widow of the King's second cousin)'' • Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, ''the King's second cousin once removed and his wife'' • Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, ''the King's second cousin once removed and his wife'' • The Māori King and Māori Queen ==Foreign dignitaries==
Foreign dignitaries
Heads of state and governmentBajram Begaj, President of Albania, and First Lady Armanda Begaj • Archbishop Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, Co-Prince of Andorra • Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia • Alexander van der Bellen, President of Austria, and First Lady Doris SchmidauerBorjana Krišto, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, and First Lady Rosângela Lula da SilvaGalab Donev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria • Gabriella Doneva, daughter of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria • Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic, and First Lady Eva PavlováIsmaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti • Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt • Manuela Roka Botey, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea • Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland, and First Lady Jenni HaukioEmmanuel Macron, President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra, and Brigitte MacronFrank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, and First Lady Elke BüdenbenderKaterina Sakellaropoulou, President of Greece, and Pavlos Kotsonis • Bernard Goumou, Prime Minister of Guinea, and Christelle Méniane Doré • General Umaro Sissoco Embalo, President of Guinea-Bissau • Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President of Iceland, and First Lady Eliza ReidAbdul Latif Rashid, President of Iraq, and First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim AhmedMichael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, and Sabina HigginsLeo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, and Matthew Barrett before the coronation • Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy • Laura Mattarella, de facto First Lady of Italy • Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea • Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, and Lt Col Prindon SadriuEgils Levits, President of Latvia, and First Lady Andra LeviteNajib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon, and May Mikati • George Weah, President of Liberia, and First Lady Clar WeahMohamed al-Menfi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya • Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania, and First Lady Diana NausėdienėDavid Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands, and First Lady Ginger Shoniber Kabua • Maia Sandu, President of Moldova • Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, President of Mongolia, and First Lady Luvsandorjiin Bolortsetseg • Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro, and First Lady Lidija Đukanović • Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger • Stevo Pendarovski, President of North Macedonia, and First Lady Elizabeta GjorgievskaMario Abdo Benítez, President of Paraguay, and First Lady Silvana López MoreiraBongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines, and First Lady Liza Araneta MarcosAndrzej Duda, President of Poland, and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-DudaMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal • Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania, and First Lady Carmen IohannisAlessandro Scarano and Adele Tonnini, Captains Regent of San Marino • Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of Sāo Tomé and Principe, and Nana TravoadaHalimah Yacob, President of Singapore, and First Gentleman Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee • Zuzana Čaputová, President of Slovakia, and Juraj Rizman • Nataša Pirc Musar, President of Slovenia, and First Gentleman Aleš Musar • Alain Berset, President of the Swiss Confederation, and Muriel Zeender • Serdar Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan • Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine • Võ Văn Thưởng, President of Vietnam • Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe Governmental representativesAhmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria (representing the President of Algeria) • Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan • Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde • Álvaro Leyva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia • Jean-Claude Gakosso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Congo • Arnoldo André Tinoco, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica (representing the President of Costa Rica), and Adriana Jiménez Beeche • Gustavo Manrique, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (representing the President of Ecuador), and Daniela Maria Cañarte Freile • Renato Florentino, Vice President of Honduras (representing the President of Honduras) • Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Vice President of Ivory Coast (representing the President of Ivory Coast) • Erlan Qoşanov, Head of the Majilis of the Parliament of KazakhstanEdil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan • Narayan Prakash Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal (representing the President of Nepal), and Jyotshna Adhikari Saud • Aïssata Tall Sall, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal • Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Presidential Affairs of South Sudan (representing the President of South Sudan) • Adaljiza Magno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Timor-Leste, and Rosentino dos Anjos Amado Ribeiro Hei • Fuat Oktay, Vice President of Turkey (representing the President of Turkey), and Havva Hümeyra Sahin Oktay • Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (representing the President of the United Arab Emirates) • John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate • Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance of Zimbabwe Diplomats • Lounès Magramane, Algerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom • José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Iván Romero Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Diana Mawarsari Percaya • Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Guisell Morales-Echaverry, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United Kingdom • Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Heiko von der Leyen ==Religious leaders==
Religious leaders
Christian Church of EnglandJustin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of All England • Hosam Naoum, the Anglican Bishop in JerusalemMarie van der Zyl, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews • Malcolm Deboo, President, Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe ==Royal Household==
Royal Household
The King's householdSir Anthony Johnstone-Burt, Master of the Household • Dame Judith Weir, Master of the King's Music and composer of "Brighter visions shine afar" • Sir Stephen Lamport, former Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales • Sir Michael Peat, former Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales • Mark Leishman, former Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales • Scott Furssedonn-Wood, former Deputy Private Secretary to the former Prince of Wales • Master Nicholas Barclay, grandson of Sarah Troughton (page of honour to the King) • Jane von Westenholz, Queen's companion • The Lady Hussey of North Bradley, Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II == Performers ==
Performers
Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey • Peter Holder, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey • Matthew Jorysz, Assistant Organist, Westminster Abbey • Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor of the Coronation Orchestra • Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor of the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists • Joseph McHardy, Director of Music, His Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace • Ruth McCartney, Director of Music, Methodist College, Belfast • Christopher Gray, Director of Music (until April 2023), Truro Cathedral Choir • Trumpet Major Julian Sandford, State Trumpeter of the Household Cavalry • Wing Commander Piers Morrell, Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Force • Tim Garrard, Director of Music, The King's Scholars of Westminster School • Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah, Director, the Ascension Choir • Dr Alexander Lingas, Director, the Byzantine Chant Ensemble • Alis Huws, harpist, "Crossing the Stone/Tros y Garre" • Samuel Strachan, Child of His Majesty's Chapel Royal, St James's Palace • Sir Bryn Terfel, soloist, Coronation Kyrie eleison • Jason Edwards, trumpter • Matthew Williams, trumpter • Roderick Williams, soloist, "Confortare" • Pretty Yende, soloist, "Sacred Fire" ==Other guests==
Other guests
Jay Blades, The Prince's Foundation ambassador • Anthony "Ant" McPartlin, Goodwill Ambassador for The Prince's TrustDeclan "Dec" Donnelly, Goodwill Ambassador for The Prince's Trust • Lionel Richie, Chairman of the Global Ambassador Group for The Prince's Trust • Sir Karl Jenkins, composer of "Tros y Garreg", written for the coronation • Sarah Class, composer of "Sacred Fire", written for the coronation • Jonathan DimblebyDon McCullinSir Michael and Lady Morpurgo • Tony JuniperFinnegan Biden, granddaughter of the President of the United StatesSir Kenneth BranaghTim Davie, Director-General of the British Broadcasting CorporationSimon Sebag MontefioreDame Maggie SmithSir Tom StoppardSir Bryn TerfelDame Emma Thompson and Greg Wise ==Citizenry==
Citizenry
Invitations were extended to 450 British Empire Medal recipients to join the congregation at Westminster Abbey in recognition of their services and support to their local communities, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 400 representatives from charitable organisations were also invited to watch the coronation and procession at St Margaret's, Westminster, The other 200 were nominated by His Majesty's Government in recognition of their contributions to the coronation day and include people from the Scout Association, Girlguiding, St John Ambulance, and the National Citizen Service. == Absences ==
Absences
• The president of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, was invited, but was unable to attend due to a defect on the government's plane. • The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, was invited to the coronation, but cancelled his attendance following the Belgrade school shooting. • The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, declined his invitation, as he did to Elizabeth II's funeral, due to the forthcoming presidential election. == Uninvited states ==
Uninvited states
The governments in six countries not invited to the state funeral of Elizabeth II—Afghanistan, Belarus, Myanmar, Russia, Syria and Venezuela—were also not invited to the coronation. Additionally, Iran was also uninvited. ==See also==
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