Prince William Had to Put His Foot Down and Called Queen Elizabeth With 7 Words After Seeing His Wedding Guestlist
Many royal fans remember watching Prince William and the Princess of Wales’ (formerly as known as Kate Middleton) wedding.
The event took place on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey and looked like something out of a storybook. The lovely bride married her Prince Charming in a beautiful ceremony in front of 1,900 guests with millions more watching from around the world. And after their nuptials concluded, the newlyweds rode off together in a carriage.
But prior to their big day, Prince William wasn’t happy when he saw the guestlist for the wedding and went straight to Queen Elizabeth to voice his concerns.
The 7 words Prince William said to Queen Elizabeth after seeing his wedding guestlist
When the future king had an issue with something pertaining to his wedding, he went to his grandmother and let her know exactly how he felt.
In the documentary Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember, commentator Roya Nikkhah shared that Prince William was upset when he was first given a prepared guestlist for his wedding because he and Kate didn’t know any of the people on there.
According to Nikkhah, William called the queen instantly and had just seven words telling her: “I don’t know any of these people.”
Nikkhah explained: “When the guest list was drawn up [William] was very bemused and had a conversation with the queen to say, ‘I don’t know any of these people.’ He wasn’t very happy about it. The queen just said to him, rip that list up and start where you want to start from and invite who you want — and that’s what they did.”
Of course, some politicians, dignitaries, and other royals from around the world were in attendance but William and Kate had full control over who to invite. And a number of their celebrity pals made the list including Sir Elton John, David and Victoria Beckham, Rowan Atkinson, and Joss Stone. Kate and William also invited 80 representatives from charities close to their hearts.
Express noted that in an interview with ABC months after his wedding, William confirmed that he was perplexed when he saw the guestlist for his wedding and turned to his grandmom for help.
“Things were rapidly building up steam towards the wedding. I was given a list in the first meeting of 777 names and not one of them I knew,” he recalled. “It was a bit daunting and it was like, that seems to be the guestlist sorted — no room for friends or family. I wasn’t too happy about it so I rang [the queen].”
The queen didn’t give in to another one of William’s requests for his wedding
While the queen was lenient with her grandson about who he wanted to invite and didn’t want at his wedding, she wasn’t as easygoing when it came to what he wanted to wear.
William revealed that the red tunic of the Irish Guards wasn’t what he initially chose to wear on his big day.
“What I really wanted to wear was the Irish Guards frock coat,” the prince shared, before adding that the queen didn’t approve of that.
Nikkhah concluded: “The queen said no, you’re wearing your Irish Guards … That’s the one thing he didn’t get his way on, and he deferred to granny.”
