21 February,2011 07:10 AM IST | | Agencies
Close to 1,900 guests have been invited to Westminster Abbey on Friday, April 29 and more than half will be friends of Prince William and Kate Middleton
The Queen has personally invited 40 crowned heads from around the world, including the King of Jordan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Sultan of Oman, the King of Bahrain, the Sultan of Brunei and the King of Saudi Arabia as well as the Emperor of Japan, the King of Malaysia, the King of Tonga and the King of Thailand
More than 50 members of the Royal Family have been invited along with 40 members of foreign royalty
David and Victoria Beckham are among the celebrities who have been invited
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Members of late Princess Diana's family are also expected to attend, including her elder sisters Lady Jane Fellowes, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and her three children, the Prince's cousins Emily, George and Celia
Earl Spencer, William's uncle, is also expected to attend with his new fiancee, Karen Gordon
Even their exes, including Prince William's former girlfriends Jecca Craig and Olivia Hunt, and Middleton's former boyfriend Rupert Finch have been invited
Although 1,900 people will attend the wedding ceremony, only 650 have also been invited to the formal reception at Buckingham Palace
The celebrations will end with a smaller party for around 300 close friends of the happy couple
'St James's Palace has not published an official guest list
Not invited
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew's ex-wife
Barack and Michelle Obama
Nicolas and Carla Sarkozy
