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The royals coming to King Charles' coronation  

 

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Jenny Alexandersson  

 

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King Charles III

 

 

On May 6, all the world's royalty and heads of state gather in London to see Charles crowned king.  

 

2,000 people will be given a seat inside Westminster Abbey, but a couple of the youngest foreign royals will be able to follow the ceremony on television instead.  

 

The king and crown princess come from Sweden.  

 

According to royal tradition, you usually focus on the younger generation when inviting to a coronation. This is done in order not to take the focus away from the person who is now officially regent.  

 

But in the case of King Charles, they have departed from tradition. Both the king and the crown princess come from Sweden - instead of Victoria and Daniel. 

 

- His Majesty the King has decided that it is the head of state and the heir to the throne who will represent Sweden at the coronation ceremony. The same decision was made at the Japanese accession ceremonies in 2019, when the king and crown princess were in Tokyo, says Ulrika Näsholm, at the court's information department. 

 

The King and Crown Princess Victoria represent Sweden at the coronation of King Charles. Photo: Thron Ullberg/King. the court states 

 

The youngest can join the night before the coronation  

 

Denmark sends the crown prince couple Mary and Frederik and Norway does the same and sends its heir to the throne couple Haakon and Mette-Marit. Japan is also sending its crown prince couple Akishino and Kiko. 

 

But there are more countries that go against tradition and send their monarchs. Prince Albert and Charlene come from Monaco. From Spain comes King Felipe and Queen Letizia and from the Netherlands King Willem Alexander and Queen Máxima. One of the reasons is that those countries' next generation of royalty is still a bit too young to represent in person without their parents.  

 

Greece sends both Queen Anne-Marie and the prince couple Pavlos and Marie-Chantal. The Greek royal house is close to the British one, King Charles' father had Greek roots, e.g  

 

Belgium sends its royal couple Philippe and Mathilde. Their daughter Princess Elisabeth is also in London, but will only attend the fancy reception at Buckingham Palace the day before the coronation. It is also the Dutch princess Catharina-Amalia, the goddaughter of Crown Princess Victoria.  

 

 

Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Elisabeth (the two in the back row) will attend a festive reception at Buckingham Palace the evening before the coronation. They represent the younger generation of royalty during the coronation weekend. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB  

 

They are not allowed to stand on the castle balcony  

 

On Buckingham's balcony, the British royal family will end up with the newly crowned king.  

But that's only for working royalty. 

 

This means that Prince Harry, who will arrive in London without Meghan, will not be allowed to stand next to his father.  

Prince Andrew is also being forced to step down after being stripped of his royal duties last year after being accused of rape. 

 

Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sara "Fergie" Ferguson is not invited to the coronation. However, the couple's daughters Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice are on the guest list.  

 

King Charles has decided that the number of guests should be about 2000. When his mother Queen Elizabeth was crowned, large stands were built in Westminster Abbey so that 8000 guests could attend. But due to the economic crisis, such a large and expensive event would not have gone down well. In addition, King Charles has the ambition to modernize the coronation ceremony. 

 

Nowadays, only working royals are allowed to stand at Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry and Prince Andrew are not allowed to stand with King Charles at the coronation. Photo: Tim Ireland/AP  

 

It must not come 

 

Many presidents and prime ministers are on the guest list. But only the first lady, Jill Biden, comes from the United States. One reason is that no sitting US president has ever attended a royal coronation and there is no desire to break that tradition.  

 

President Emmanuel Macron and his wife will join Westminster Abbey. According to a press release, Macron believes that his "presence makes clear his friendship, respect and esteem for Great Britain and King Charles". 

 

There are several state leaders who do not receive a desirable invitation. Russian President Putin is not welcome and neither is North Korean President Kim Jong-un. We certainly won't see Belarusian leaders who are closely connected to Putin either. 

 

From the Netherlands comes the royal couple Willem-Alexander and Máxima, from Norway Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit. From Sweden comes the king and crown princess Victoria. Daniel can stay at home with the children. From Denmark comes Crown Prince Frederik and Mary. Photo: Larsen, Håkon Mosvold / SCANPIX NORWAY

 

Facts 

Guests King Charles coronation Royalties  

who have so far accepted 

 

     * Prince Albert and Princess Charlene, Monaco  

     * Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, Japan  

     * Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Denmark  

     * King Carl XVI Gustav and Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden  

     * King Felipe and Queen Letizia, Spain  

     * Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Norway   

     * Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Luxembourg  

     * Queen Anne-Marie, Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal, Greece  

     * King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Netherlands  

     * King Tuheitia and Makau Ariki Atawhai, Māori  

 

Presidents, prime ministers, etc.

   

     * President Emmanuel Macron, France  

     * President Andrzej Duda, Poland 

     * First Lady Jill Biden, USA  

     * Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Australia  

     * Governor-General David Hurley, Australia 

     * Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, New Zealand  

     * Governor General Cindy Kiro, New Zealand and her husband 

     * Dr Richard Davies Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon, New Zealand  

     * Governor General Mary Simon, Canada Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan  

     * President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany  

     * President Sergio Mattarella, Italy  

     * President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos, Philippines  

     * Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European 

     * Commission Charles Michel, President of the European 

     * Council Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament  

     * Borjana Krišto, the President of the Council of Ministers, Bosnia and Herzegovina  

     * Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh  

     * President Nikos Christodoulides, Cyprus 

     * About 80 British politicians will attend Westminster Abbey. Among them are, of course, 

Prime

      Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy, as well as representatives from Wales and       

     

Scotland. 

     * Former Prime Ministers who are invited: Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David                  

 

     

Cameron,

Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and John Major.

      

Celebrities and artists  

 

      * Bear Grylls, adventurer and television personality  

      * Stella McCartney, designer  

      * Joanna Lumley, actress (Absolutely Fabulous)  

      * Rowan Atkinson, actor  

      *Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer  

      *Source: Mirror, Town & Countr