Royal Guests at the Wedding Gala of Prince William

Foreign Royal Guests joined the British Royal Family for a Gala without the bride and groom at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London on this day in 2011, 15 years ago, on the eve of the Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton!

Five Kings and Eight Queens were among the Royal Guests as Lady Elizabeth Anson held a Gala for Foreign Royal Guests and the British Royal Family at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London, on the eve of the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, through the bride and groom were not present.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (wearing her Antique Diamond Earrings and Queen Josefina’s Diamond Brooches)

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway (seeing Queen Maud’s Drapers’ Company Brooch and her Diamond Filigree Brooch)

Queen Sofia of Spain with the Prince and Princess of Asturias

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg  (in Princess Ingeborg’s Pearl Brooch)

The Yang di Pertain Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha of Brunei

King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (wearing her Diamond Pendant)

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden

The Duke of Brabant and Princess Mathilde of Belgium (wearing Queen Fabiola’s Waterfall Brooch)

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia (in her Diamond Chain-Link Suite)

Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece

Prince Nikolaos and Princess Tatiana of Greece

The King and Queen of Swaziland

The Princess Royal (in Empress Maria Feodorovna’s Sapphire Choker) and Sir Timothy Laurence


The Earl and Countess of Wessex

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester (wearing the Gloucester Pearl and Emerald Suite)

The Duke and Duchess of Kent (in her Diamond Flower Suite)

Princess Alexandra of Kent (wearing Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna’s Emerald Choker)

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Meanwhile, Catherine Middleton spent the evening with her parents and family at the Goring Hotel in London, while Prince William and Prince Harry were at Clarence House, making a surprise appearance to greet well-wishers who had lined the processional route.

Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara

Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara

The Cartier Halo Tiara

The Lotus Flower Tiara

Strathmore Rose Tiara

King George VI Festoon Necklace

The Queen’s Japanese Pearl Choker

The Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace

The Greville Ruby and Diamond Floral Bandeau Necklace

Queen Mary’s Art Deco Emerald Choker

Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Suite

Greville Diamond Chandelier Earrings

Collingwood Pearl Earrings

Antique Diamond Earrings

Diamond Chandelier Earrings

Queen’s Silver Jubilee Earrings

Bahrain Pearl Earrings

Sapphire Fringe Earrings

South-Sea Pearl Earrings

Princess Diana’s Sapphire Earrings

Dubai Sapphire Earrings

Emerald Tassel Earrings

The Prince of Wales Feathers Brooch

Acorn Brooch

Queen’s Wedding Gift Bracelet

Queen Mary’s Diamond Choker Bracelet

Irish Guards Brooch

Pearl Bracelet

Maple Leaf Brooch

Princess Diana’s Sapphire Engagement Ring

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