to the wedding.
The official confirmations include the King and Queen of Norway, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Belgians, the Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia, Crown Princess Margarita and Prince Radu of Roumania, King Constantine II and Queen Anne Marie of the Hellenes and Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia. Crown Prince and Crown Princess Pavlos are also believed to have been invited. The Greek royals are considered to be family. King Constantine is one of William's godfathers, and Prince William is a godfather to Prince Konstantine-Alexios, son the Crown Prince.
The Danish magazine, Billed-Bladet, reported several weeks ago that Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik will be attending the wedding, but this has not been confirmed by the Palace. There are reports in the Spanish media that the Prince and Princess of Asturias will be attending the wedding, accompanied by the Prince's two sisters, Elena and Cristina. This seems unlikely. The invitation was sent by the Queen to the respective Sovereigns, and not the heirs and other members of the family. Thus, the Spanish representatives to the wedding will the King and Queen or the Queen or the Prince and Prince and Princess of Asturias, but most likely not the Prince and Princess of Asturias and the Infantas Elena and Cristina (and husband.)
This was made clear when the Norwegian palace annnounced that the King and Queen would be attending, and acknowledged that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were not invited. The King could have asked the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to represent him (which happened in Spain), but the heirs did not receive separate invitations.
In 1981, The Princess of Monaco attended the wedding with her son, Prince Albert, as both represented the Prince of Monaco, who was unable to attend. The Spanish contingent to William's wedding will not be larger than the other royal families. King Olav V was accompanied by then then Crown Prince and Crown Princess to Charles and Diana's wedding. This was largely due to the closer family relationship between the Norwegians and the British royal houses. King Olav's mother was the former Princess Maud, youngest daughter of Edward VII. The families are no longer as close, genealogically speaking.
The Princess Royal is Crown Prince Haakon's godmother. She did not attend his wedding, and we do not know if she was even invited.
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