List of guests at the coronation of Charles III and Camilla

  Countries with representatives who attended
Charles and Camilla on the front balcony of Buckingham Palace

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.[1]

Guests from 203 countries were invited to attend the service.[2] Representatives from at least 158 countries, including 154 UN member states, two UN observer states and Kosovo[a] attended. These representatives included 16 monarchs, 70 heads of state, and 10 prime ministers. Many of these guests also attended the coronation reception on 5 May and the coronation concert on 7 May.

British royal family and relatives[edit]

Descendants of Charles III[edit]

The Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis (shown on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II), attended the coronation.

Other descendants of Elizabeth II[edit]

Other descendants of George VI[edit]

Other descendants of George V[edit]

Bowes-Lyon family[edit]

  • Sir Simon and Lady Bowes-Lyon, the King's maternal first cousin once removed and his wife

Mountbatten family[edit]

Parker Bowles and Shand families[edit]

  • Andrew Parker Bowles, the Queen's ex-husband[8]
    • Thomas Parker Bowles, the Queen's son[9] (also the King's godson)
      • Lola Parker Bowles, the Queen's granddaughter[9]
      • Frederick Parker Bowles, the Queen's grandson (page of honour to the Queen)[3]
    • Laura and Harry Lopes, the Queen's daughter and son-in-law[9]
      • Eliza Lopes, the Queen's granddaughter[9]
      • Louis Lopes, the Queen's grandson (page of honour to the Queen)[3]
      • Gus Lopes, the Queen's grandson (page of honour to the Queen)[3]
  • Annabel Elliot, the Queen's sister (lady-in-attendance)[10]
    • 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)[3]
      • Ike Elliot, the Queen's great-nephew
    • Alice and Luke Irwin, the Queen's niece and nephew-in-law
      • Otis Irwin, the Queen's great-nephew
      • Violet Irwin, the Queen's great-niece
    • Catherine Elliot, the Queen's niece
  • Ayesha Shand, the Queen's niece (via Mark Shand)

Middleton family[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

Prime Ministers[edit]

The incumbent British prime minister, Rishi Sunak (top left), along with all seven living former British prime ministers, attended the coronation

Great Officers of State[edit]

England[edit]

Scotland[edit]

Officers of arms[edit]

Information from this section taken from the official order of service.[17][16][18][19]

England[edit]

Scotland[edit]

Members of the Cabinet[edit]

Other Government Ministers in the House of Commons[edit]

Leaders of other UK political parties[edit]

Members of Parliament[edit]

First ministers of devolved governments[edit]

Leaders of other political parties in devolved countries[edit]

Members of devolved parliaments[edit]

Other peers of the realm[edit]

Other politicians[edit]

  • Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, Lord Mayor of Westminster[65]
  • Alderman Nicholas Lyons, Lord Mayor of London[16]
  • Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London[66]
  • Dan Norris, Mayor of the West of England[67]
  • Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands[68]
  • Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire[69]
  • Ben Houchen, Mayor of the Tees Valley[70]
  • Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire[71]
  • Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester[72]
  • Cllr David Cameron, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeen[73]
  • Cllr Bill Campbell, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Dundee[73]
  • Cllr Robert Aldridge, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh[74]
  • Cllr Jacqueline McLaren, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Glasgow[74]
  • Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association[21]

Other judiciary[edit]

England and Wales[edit]

Northern Ireland[edit]

Scotland[edit]

Other Privy Counsellors[edit]

Civil servants[edit]

  • Simon Burton, Clerk of the Parliaments[21]
  • Sir John Benger, Clerk of the House of Commons[21]
  • Antonia Romeo, Clerk of the Crown in Chancery in Great Britain[16]
  • Thomas Callagher, Head of Strategy and Protocol Team, Cabinet Office[78]
  • Richard Tilbrook, Clerk of the Privy Council[79]
  • Susanna McGibbon, His Majesty's Procurator General and Solicitor for the Affairs of His Majesty's Treasury[21][80]
  • David Williams, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence
  • Sir Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health[21]
  • Tamara Finkelstein, Permanent Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[21]
  • Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England[81]
  • Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England[82]
  • Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service[21]
  • Lesley Hogg, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly[21][83]
  • Dorothy Bain, His Majesty's Lord Advocate[12][21]
  • David McGill, Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament[26][21]
  • John-Paul Mark, Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government[21]
  • Sir Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government[21]
  • Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government[21]
  • Alyson Stafford, Director General, Scottish Exchequer, Scottish Government[21]
  • Elaine Lorimer, Chief Executive, Revenue Scotland, Scottish Government[21]
  • Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scottish Government[21]
  • Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service[21]
  • James Hynd, Head of Cabinet, Parliament and Governance, Scottish Government[21]
  • Mark Dennis, former Ross Herald of Arms Extraordinary, Court of the Lord Lyon[21]
  • Susan Felstead, Scottish Government[21]
  • Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government[21]
  • Dr Manon Antoniazzi, Clerk to the Senedd[21]
  • Judith Paget, Chief Executive Officer of NHS Wales[21]

Lord Lieutenants[edit]

  • Edmund Anderson, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire[21]
  • George Asher, Lord Lieutenant of Nairn[21][84]
  • Brigadier Robert Aitken, Lord Lieutenant of Gwent[21]
  • Nigel Atkinson, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire[21]
  • Robert Balfour, Lord Lieutenant of Fife[21]
  • Edmund Bailey, Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd[21]
  • Lady Emma Barnard, Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex[21][85]
  • Andrew Blackman, Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex[21][85]
  • Colonel Edward Bolitho, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall[21]
  • Aileen Brewis, Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown[21][86]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Richard Callander, Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian[21]
  • Angus Campbell, Lord Lieutenant of Dorset[21]
  • Dame Hilary Chapman, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire[21]
  • The Lady Colgrain, Lord Lieutenant of Kent[21][87]
  • Timothy Cox, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire[21]
  • Sir John Crabtree, Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands[21][88]
  • Ian Crowe, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry[21]
  • The Lady Dannatt, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk[21]
  • Roger Deeks, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire[21]
  • Toby Dennis, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire[21]
  • James Dick, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire[21]
  • Ian Dudson, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire[21][89]
  • Sara Edwards, Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed[21]
  • Henry Fetherstonhaugh, Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd[21]
  • Louise Fleet, Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan[21]
  • Elizabeth Fothergill, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire[21][90]
  • Dr Sarah Furness, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland[21][91]
  • David Fursdon, Lord Lieutenant of Devon[21][92]
  • Marjorie Glasgow, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire[21]
  • Peaches Golding, Lord Lieutenant of the City and County of Bristol[21][93]
  • Beatrice Grant, Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire[21][94]
  • Elaine Grieve, Lord Lieutenant of Orkney[21][86]
  • Edward Harley, Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire[21]
  • The Lady Haughey, Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire[21][95]
  • Diane Hawkins, Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester[21]
  • Claire Hensman, Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria[21]
  • Bobby Hunter, Lord Lieutenant of Shetland[21][96]
  • Tia Jones, Lord Lieutenant of Powys[21]
  • Michael Kapur, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire[21]
  • Stephen Leckie, Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross[21][97]
  • Dr Alan Logan, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast[21]
  • Susan Lousada, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire[21]
  • Iain Macaulay, Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles[21][98]
  • Colonel Peter McCarthy, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire[21][99]
  • David McCorkell, Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim[21][47]
  • Sheriff Iona McDonald, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran[21][100]
  • Lady MacGregor, Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries[21][101]
  • Jane MacLeod, Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute[21][86]
  • Alastair Macphie, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire[21][102]
  • Alexander Manson, Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire[21]
  • Major General Patrick Marriott, Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland[21][103]
  • Morfudd Meredith, Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan[21]
  • Alison Millar, Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry[21][104]
  • Major General The Hon Seymour Monro, Lord Lieutenant of Moray[21][105]
  • Michael More-Molyneux, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey[21]
  • Robert Owen, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside[21][106]
  • Sir John Peace, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire[21]
  • James Puxley, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire[21]
  • Lady Redmond, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire[21]
  • Johanna Ropner, Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire[21]
  • Robert Rous, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk[21]
  • Gawn Rowan Hamilton, Lord Lieutenant of County Down[21]
  • Mohammed Saddiq, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset[21][107]
  • James Saunders Watson, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire[21]
  • Robert Scott, Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone[21]
  • Susie Sheldon, Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight[21]
  • Alan Simpson, Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk[21]
  • Andrew Simpson, Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire[21][105]
  • Susan Snowdon, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham[21]
  • Julie Spence, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire[21][108]
  • Lieutenant Colonel John Stewart, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire[21]
  • Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale[21]
  • Jeanna Swan, Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire[21][109]
  • Malcolm Taylor, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Angus[21]
  • Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord Lieutenant of Essex[21]
  • Andrew Try, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire[110]
  • Anna Turner, Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire[21][111]
  • Roderick Urquhart, Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian[21][109]
  • Peter Vaughan, Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan[21]
  • Robert Voss, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire[21][61]
  • Joanie Whiteford, Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty[21]
  • James Wotherspoon, Lord Lieutenant of Inverness[21]
  • Lucy Winskell, Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear[21]
  • Jill Young, Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire[21][86]

Armed Forces[edit]

Emergency Services[edit]

  • Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
  • Lucy D'Orsi, Chief Constable of British Transport Police[115]
  • Sir lain Livingstone, Chief Constable, Police Scotland[21]
  • Ross Haqqart, Chief Fire Officer, Fire Scotland[21]
  • Pauline Howie, Chief Executive, Scottish Ambulance Service[21]
  • Dr Richard Lewis, Chief Constable, Dyfed Powys Police[21]
  • Dawn Docx, Chief Fire Officer, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service[21]
  • Jason Killens, Chief Executive, Welsh Ambulance Service Trust[21]

Orders of chivalry and gallantry award holders[edit]

Some representatives are listed elsewhere.

Crown Dependencies[edit]

British Overseas Territories[edit]

Other Commonwealth realms[edit]

All fourteen governors-general and eight other prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms (pictured, left to right: Sir Rodney Williams, Sir Bob Dadae, Sir David Vunagi, Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani and Chris Hipkins) attended the coronation.

Antigua and Barbuda[edit]

  • Sir Rodney Williams, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, and Lady Sandra Williams[12][134]
  • Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Maria Bird-Browne[12][134]
  • Karen-Mae Hill, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Paula Frederick-Hunte, permanent secretary in the Office of the Governor-General[134]
  • Atlee Rodney, Commissioner of Police of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda[134]
  • Dale Mercury, aide-de-camp to the Governor-General and Assistant Superintendent of Police[134]
  • Ickford Roberts, accountant general[134]
  • Laurie Freeland Roberts, registrar in the Civil Registry[134]
  • Bernard Warner, field officer at the Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Disabilities[134]
  • Kiz Johnson [wikidata], senator, bearing the flag of Antigua and Barbuda[134]

Australia[edit]

The Bahamas[edit]

Belize[edit]

  • Dame Froyla Tzalam, Governor-General of Belize, and Daniel Mendez[12][143][144]
  • Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology[144]
  • Therese Rath, High Commissioner of Belize to the United Kingdom, and Anthony Rath[12]
  • Cameron Gegg, finance professional, bearing the flag of Belize[144]

Canada[edit]

Grenada[edit]

Jamaica[edit]

  • Sir Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica, and Lady Allen[12][148]
  • Patrice Laird Brown, Acting High Commissioner for Jamaica to the United Kingdom[12]
  • David Salmon, 2023 Rhodes scholar, bearing the flag of Jamaica[148]

New Zealand[edit]

Papua New Guinea[edit]

Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]

  • Dame Marcella Liburd, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis[153]
  • Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis[153]
  • Hyleta Liburd, Deputy Governor-General for Nevis[153]
  • Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis[153]
  • Denzil Douglas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis[153]
  • Naeemah Hazelle, permanent secretary in the Prime Minister's Office[153]
  • Christine Walwyn, diaspora ambassador[153]
  • Thouvia France, protocol foreign service officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs[153]

Saint Lucia[edit]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]

  • Dame Susan Dougan, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Hugh Dougan[154][9]
  • Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Eloise Gonsalves[154][9]
  • Sub-Lieutenant Adaiah Providence-Culzac, bearing the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[154]

Solomon Islands[edit]

Tuvalu[edit]

Other Commonwealth countries[edit]

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina (left), the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (middle), and the President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera (right), attended.

Foreign royalty[edit]

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.[193]

Members of reigning royal houses[edit]

Sixteen foreign reigning monarchs, including the King of Bhutan (left), the Emir of Qatar (middle) and the King of Sweden (right), attended.

Members of non-reigning royal houses[edit]

Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes (pictured, on the left, at the coronation reception) was the first non-reigning royal to announce her attendance.

Ceremonial monarchs[edit]

Foreign dignitaries[edit]

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron (left), the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (middle), and the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili (right), attended.

Heads of state and government[edit]

Charles III with Italian president Sergio Mattarella before the coronation

Governmental representatives[edit]

Diplomats[edit]

  • Lounès Magramane, Algerian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Carles Jordana Madero, Andorran Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Javier Esteban Figueroa, Argentinian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Alessandra Viggiano Marra[312][12]
  • Varuzhan Nersesyan, Armenian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Jean Pierre Uwitonze, Burundian Chargé d’Affaires in the United Kingdom, and Scholastique Nigena[12]
  • Kan Pharidh, Cambodian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Susana Herrera Quezada, Chilean Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Kassian Obkircher[313][12]
  • Teferi Melesse Desta, Ethiopian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12][314]
  • José Alberto Briz Gutiérrez, Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Kingdom[315][12]
  • Euvrard Saint Amand, Haitian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Wilmide Saint Amand[12][316]
  • Iván Romero Martínez, Honduran Ambassador to the United Kingdom[317]
  • Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Diana Mawarsari Percaya[318][12]
  • Magzhan Ilyassov, Kazakh Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Choe Il, North Korean Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12][i]
  • Ulan Djusupov, Kyrgyz Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Douangmany Gnotsyoudom, Laotian Ambassador, and Soudalack Phounsavath[12]
  • Khaled Jweda, Libyan Chargé d’Affairs in the United Kingdom[12]
  • Sidya Elhadj, Mauritanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena, Mexican Ambassador to the United Kingdom[320]
  • Hakim Hajoui, Moroccan Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12][321]
  • Guisell Morales-Echaverry, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12][i]
  • Ilana Seid, Palaun Ambassador to the United Nations[12]
  • Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Juan Carlos Gamarra, Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Désirée von Preussen de Gamarra[12]
  • Nuno Brito, Portuguese Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Aleksandra Joksimović, Serbian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Siniša Krajčinović[12]
  • Khalid M A Hassan, Sudanese Chargé d'affaires to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Amwidhker Jethu-Ramkrishan, Surinamese Honorary Consul in the United Kingdom, and Anjali Jethu-Ramkrishan[12]
  • Rukhshona Emomali, Tajik Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Shamsullo Sakhibov[12]
  • Mansoor Abulhoul, Emirati Ambassador to the United Kingdom[12]
  • Yassin Saeed Noman Ahmed, Yemeni Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Nadhihah Sowileh[12]

International organisations[edit]

Religious leaders[edit]

Archbishop Justin Welby presided over the coronation

Christian[edit]

Church of England[edit]

Church of Ireland[edit]

  • John McDowell, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, presenting the Sovereign's Orb[14]

Church of Scotland[edit]

Scottish Episcopal Church[edit]

  • Mark Strange, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, presenting the Sceptre with Cross[14]
  • John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh, Usher of the White Rod[16]

Church in Wales[edit]

  • Andrew John, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Bangor, presenting the Sceptre with Dove[14]

Roman Catholic Church[edit]

Other Christian denominations[edit]

Other religions[edit]

Royal Household[edit]

The King's household[edit]

The Queen's household[edit]

The Prince and Princess of Wales's Household[edit]

  • Lieutenant Commander Robert Dixon, Equerry

Elizabeth II's household[edit]

Musical Performers[edit]

  • Andrew Nethsingha, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey[116]
  • Peter Holder, Sub-Organist, Westminster Abbey[116]
  • Matthew Jorysz, Assistant Organist, Westminster Abbey[116]
  • Sir Antonio Pappano, conductor of the Coronation Orchestra[116]
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor of the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists[116]
  • Joseph McHardy, Director of Music, His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace[116]
  • Ruth McCartney, Director of Music, Methodist College, Belfast[116]
  • Christopher Gray, Director of Music (until April 2023), Truro Cathedral Choir[116]
  • Trumpet Major Julian Sandford, State Trumpeter of the Household Cavalry[116]
  • Wing Commander Piers Morrell, Principal Director of Music, Royal Air Force[116]
  • Tim Garrard, Director of Music, The King’s Scholars of Westminster School[116]
  • Abimbola Amoako-Gyampah, Director, the Ascension Choir[116]
  • Dr Alexander Lingas, Director, the Byzantine Chant Ensemble[116]
  • Alis Huws, harpist, "Crossing the Stone/Tros y Garre"[116]
  • Samuel Strachan, Child of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace[116]
  • Sir Bryn Terfel, soloist, Coronation Kyrie eleison[116]
  • Jason Edwards, trumpter[116]
  • Matthew Williams, trumpter[116]
  • Roderick Williams, soloist, "Confortare"[116]
  • Pretty Yende, soloist, "Sacred Fire"[337]

Other guests[edit]

Citizenry[edit]

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.[353] Another 400 representatives from charitable organisations were also invited to watch the coronation and procession at St Margaret's, Westminster,[353] with 200 individuals being selected by the King and Queen from the Prince's Trust and its international subsidiaries, the Prince's Foundation, Barnardo's, the National Literacy Trust, Ebony Horse Club, and the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance.[353][294][354] 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.[353]

Absences[edit]

Uninvited states[edit]

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.[319][180]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Kosovo's declaration of independence is recognised by the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Present at both the coronation and the reception hosted by the King on 5 May.
  3. ^ The Duchess of Brabant was present at the reception instead of the Queen of the Belgians.
  4. ^ a b c d e Reigning sovereign of a member state within the Commonwealth of Nations.
  5. ^ Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and the Princess of Orange represented Netherlands at the reception.
  6. ^ Attending the coronation as a part of the New Zealand delegation.
  7. ^ Assoumani was also the concurrent Chairperson of the African Union.
  8. ^ Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan represented the United Arab Emirates at the reception.
  9. ^ a b The governments of North Korea and Nicaragua were permitted to be represented only at the ambassadorial level.[319][180]

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