Who is invited to the Royal Wedding?

The royal palace has revealed a “selected” list of royals and celebrities who are confirmed to be wedding guests at the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th at Westminster Abbey.

David and Victoria Beckham and invited to attend.   Sir Elton John, who sang the hit Candle in the Wind at Diana’s funeral, will be accompanied by his Canadian partner David Furnish.

Also invited to the elite list:  singer Joss Stone,  director Guy Ritchie, Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe and “Mr. Bean” star Rowan Atkinson, are all confirmed to attend.

Others who will be attending:  Peruvian-born Mario Testino, the photographer who took William and Kate’s official engagement photos, will be a guest along with the chief executive of BAFTA, known as the British Oscars.  Prince William became the president of BAFTA last year.

Hilary and Galen Weston will also be attending.  Hilary Weston was the lieutenant-governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. Her husband Galen is the chairman and president of George Weston Ltd., and No. 133 on this year’s list of Forbes magazine’s top billionaires.  He is also reportedly a close friend of Prince Charles.

Other royals?  Prince Albert of Monaco will attend with his fiance, Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock who are to be married this July.  Prince Elizabeth of Yugoslavia (second cousin to Prince Charles, mother of actress Catherine Oxenberg and 1397th in line to the British throne) will be a guest, as will royals from Spain, Greece, Tonga, Swaziland, Denmark, Bahrain, Belgium, Morocco, Norway, Abu Dhabi, The Netherlands, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, among others.

Guests have been asked to come empty-handed: The couple requests donations to charities in lieu of wedding gifts.