Where are the royals?
With upwards of 40 foreign royals descending on London this weekend for the Royal Wedding, lets take a look at who will be here, and where they will be staying. Keep in mind that Queen Elizabeth's cousin, Lady Elizabeth Anson is hosting a pre-wedding dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hyde Park for the British and foreign royals and some selected weddings guests. While many royals have been spotted entering that hotel, we cannot be sure if they are arriving for the dinner, or will be staying there as well.
The following royals have confirmed their attendance at tomorrow's ceremony:
- The Prince and Princess of the Asturias
- Queen Sofía of Spain
- The Crown Prince of Bahrain
- Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
- The Sultan of Brunei and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha
- King Simeon II and Queen Margarita of the Bulgrarian
- Queen Margrethe of Denmark
- King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes
- Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece and Prince Constantine of Greece
- Sheikh Ahmad Hmoud Al-Sabah of Kuwait
- Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso and Princess Mabereng Seeiso of Lesotho
- The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg
- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia
- Prince Albert II of Monaco and Miss Charlene Wittstock
- Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco
- The Crown Prince and Princess of The Netherlands
- King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
- Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman
- The Emir of The State of Qatar and Sheika Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
- King Michael I of Romania and Crown Princess Margarita
- Prince Mohamed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Princess Fadwa bint Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman
- The King of Swaziland
- The Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Daniel, The Duke of Västergötland
- Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand
- The King of Tonga
- The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
- Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Yugoslavia
- The Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
As it is determined where each is staying, this story will be updated.
The Prince and Princess of the Asturias have arrived at their hotel in London, Hilton Park Lane, while Queen Sofía will be staying at Claridges.
Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima have arrived at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London.
The King of Tonga has arrived at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel have arrived in London, but have not been photographed yet.