The following article includes references to sexual assault and child abuse.
Royal weddingsare always a momentous occasion in the U.K.
Indeed, these ceremonies have long been criticized for not being representative of modern-day, multicultural Britain.
Throughout the years, numerous controversial individuals have been invited to the ceremonies from despots to smugglers.
For her efforts, she was honored in Israel with a Righteous Among the Nations award.
Accordingly, he contacted the British press and heavily promoted his nephew’s engagement.
However, Philip felt uncomfortable with his uncle’s constant interference in his relationship with Elizabeth.
Louis' devious plot to further the Mountbatten name is reflective of his allegedly nefarious nature.
“You don’t forget who abused you.
Accordingly, this caused controversy onCharles and Diana’s wedding dayin 1981.
“I don’t have to be in Greece as head of state.
I am quite happy to be there as a private citizen,” he told The Telegraph.
“Forget the past, we are a republic now.
Let’s get on with the future.”
Well, Margaret Thatcher’s appearance at Charles and Diana’s wedding was certainly enough to turn heads.
It wasn’t just Elizabeth who allegedly had beef with the Iron Lady.
But Thatcher repeatedly declined the invite.
Subsequently, it comes as a surprise that Camilla actually attended Charles' first wedding.
Camilla’s appearance at her lover’s wedding was seen as controversial and shady.
“She never saw Diana as a threat.”
Seeing Camilla at the ceremony was incredibly painful for the bride-to-be.
Testino once counted the royal pair among his friends, having also attended their wedding in 2011.
But in the wake of the MeToo movement, his reputation would be tarnished.
The allegations, which spanned almost three decades, include coercive behavior, groping, and aggressive advances.
“He misbehaved in hotel rooms, the backs of cars and on first-class flights.
Then things would go back to normal, and that made you feel gaslighted.”
“But it wasn’t funny,” Hargreave reflected.
“And the guys being placed in these situations wouldn’t know how to react.
They would look at me, like, ‘What’s going on?
How do I deal with this?’
It was terrible.”
Testino has denied all of the allegations.
A highly contentious figure, King Mswati’s presence at the ceremony caused a furor.
Also that year, Mswati was accused of abusing and imprisoning his 12th wife, Nothando Dube.
I feel he is totally disinterested in me, hence the imprisonment.
I am being abused emotionally and I have suffered brutally.”
Another controversial attendee was banking tycoon Joe Allbritton.
Considering his sketchy business dealings, the source of those funds is dubious at best.
Though Allbritton denied hoarding Pinochet’s money, a senate hearing found that he engaged in suspicious activity.
The distinguished duo dated from 2012 to 2014.
The couplereportedlysplit due to excessive media intrusion into their love life.
When Harry and Meghan wed eight years later, the prince invited Bonas to his wedding.
“I hope you understand,” she later clarified.
“I get it all the time.
I’d just rather not go into it.”
Her biggest worry, though?
“Friends are starting to get married, which means the dilemma of British wedding attire.
Hats,” she wrote.
The invitation clearly stated that guests must wear hats.
But ever the rebel prince, Harry added Ferguson to his and Meghan Markle’s wedding guest list.
Such a bold decision was not without controversy, of course.
King Charles was reportedly adamant that he did not want Fergie at the ceremony.
“It has thrown up a massive headache for the two palaces.”
But Harry fought back.
Since then, Fergie has defended Harry and Meghan amid the monumental public backlash they have faced.
He also allegedly had an affair with his children’s nanny, Tiggy Pettifer.
“Brake failure and serious head injury for make the path clear for him to marry Tiggy.”
However, such claims are wholly unsubstantiated.
Nevertheless, Pettifer was present at the big day, suggesting that any potential bad blood has since dissipated.
He denies any wrongdoing.
The invite led to outrage from those in his native China.
“I’d like to know why the royal family let them into the wedding.
Accordingly, she sued him the following year, and the case was settled out of court in 2022.
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Caught in a sting by undercover reporters in 2011, Kaituni boasted of his links to Andrew.
“Maybe he will do it for me.”
Unfortunately for Princess Beatrice, the announcement of her nuptials coincided with increasing public condemnation of her father.
In September 2019, Beatrice became engaged to property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
Just two months after the announcement, Andrew was stripped of royal duties.
Subsequently, there was speculation as to whether Andrew would even be permitted to attend his daughter’s wedding.
“Beatrice’s wedding will be collateral damage,“tweetedroyal writer Marlene Koenig.
This will be better than an announcement that they have decided to postpone marriage.”
However, likely in response to the controversy, he was not in any of the official wedding photos.
