Re: The Royal Wedding's Invite List

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/265853/re-royal-weddings-invite-list-mark-steyn

by Mark Steyn

Steady on, Jonah, old bean. I yield to no one in my contempt for the 
wretched state of depraved contemporary London but tomorrow's shindig will 
be one of the least unwholesome gatherings held in the metropolis in 
recent years. For a start, it's not a "state" occasion, because Prince 
William is not the Heir to the Throne. So it's what Buckingham Palace 
regards as "family". See here: Minor royals like the Earl of Ulster and 
Lady Gabriella Windsor; viceregal eminences from the Queen's realms such 
as the Governors-General of Canada and Belize; Commonwealth Prime 
Ministers and their spouses such as Sir Michael and Lady Somare of Papua 
New Guinea; colonial premiers such as the Chief Minister of Montserrat. 
Nothing to frighten the horses.

There are no foreigners - ie, the President of the United States or France 
- except members of other royal houses, most of which are distant kin of 
the Queen - the King of Norway, the Queen of Spain. The rest are from 
monarchies more or less installed by London when they were under British 
protection, which is why various Bahraini, Omani and Kuwaiti princelings 
will be swanning about. The entire Middle East is a giant clogged septic 
tank of toxic waste, but, if you'll forgive a rough generalization, the 
least fetid despots in the region are the toytown monarchs promoted by the 
Brits - and most of them were at the Queen's Coronation, too.

Let's keep a sense of proportion here. If you want revolting guest lists, 
try the UN Human Rights Council.

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