Information on guests attending the Royal Wedding

In addition to family, relatives and friends of the Bridal Couple, representatives of a number of foreign Royal Houses will also be attending the festivities surrounding the wedding of the Prince of Orange and Ms Máxima Zorreguieta in Amsterdam on Saturday, 2 February 2002.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Anan, and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela will also be attending the celebrations.

Also present at the civil ceremony in the Beurs van Berlage and/or the Church ceremony in the Nieuwe Kerk will be the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, the members of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the State Secretaries, the Speakers of both Houses of the States-General, the Prime Ministers and Speakers of the Parliaments of the Netherlands Antilles en Aruba, members of the High Councils of State, members of the Upper and Lower Houses of the States-General, the Queen's Commissioners, senior military figures and members of the judiciary.

Other guests will include the Mayor and Aldermen of Amsterdam and members of Amsterdam City Council, the Mayors of The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht, representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, representatives of community organisations and the business community, representatives of various religious communities and delegations from the Dutch provinces.

Among those attending the wedding celebrations on behalf of foreign Royal Houses will be the following:
King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium, with Prince Filip and Princess Mathilde;
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, godmother to the Prince of Orange, and Crown Prince Frederik;
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan;
Queen Noor of Jordan;
Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein;
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Jean and
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte and Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume;
Hereditary Prince Albert of Monaco;
King Harald V & Queen Sonja of Norway, with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit;
Queen Sofia of Spain and the Prince of Asturia;
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, with Crown Princess Victoria;
The Prince of Wales.

31 January 2002