To wonder why Blair and Brown weren't invited to the wedding

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Seems a bit of an obvious snub

Apolitical is always slang for tory conservative, and the monarchy is apolitical

William was apparently cross at the private conversation being made public in a book I think I would be cross with soemone who put in a book my personel conversation and then for them to make money from that - not on really

That's quite a story then. I Think Cherie makes a great wedding guest.

They woudl ahve invited them - but then they wouldn't have had room for their best friends - the Beckhams, and all those lovely Head of State with their flawless human rights records.

You beat me to it seeker. All those lovely tax heavens too...

So true Bennifer and I reckon the same could be said for 'apathetic' most of the time.

Still feel vaguely ill at prospect of anyone shagging Tony Blair, all popping eyes ugh

The guest list was really not very cool in general!

cool? Oh dear! Nor am I!

ivykaty - that was indeed crass of Blair. But he's the former PM, if they were inviting Major they had to invite him. One of the downsides of being royal. And why snub both Blair and Brown? Looks horribly political ? and they knew it would.

And in a minute somebody is going to say something about the Royal family working really hard - and I will lose my temper.

They knew exactly how it would look, and they didn't care.
Wish Labour mps and pms would learn their lessons- they saved the family's bacon and STILL got snubbed! They may as well just have let them swivel.

Major was invited as he was appointed the boys legal guradian after the death of Diana.

five - Thatcher was invited too (but was too ill to attend). There are four living former PMs. To invite both Tories but neither Labour is very bad form indeed. The stuff about Knights of the Garter and guardians is just half-hearted excuses. Plenty of politicians there who were not guardians nor Knights of the Garter.

As I said - Tory bastards.

And petit (and petty) bourgeois Tory bastards to boot.

Yes, so petty and far from 'above it all'

But what do you expect from people who want to be tampons?!!!

I love the idea that it was because of foxhunting.

More likely because of cheap indiscretion, appallingly bad taste, and an eagerness to make money out of anything, including getting pregnant at Balmoral [gag] and private conversations with a bereaved child.

bryan appleyard in the times reckoned it was TB's intervention after diana's death that saved the monarchy from going under
bet he wishes he hadn't bothered

Edam: they didn't invite heads of state; nations were represented by Ambassadors and High Commissioners. Foreign Royalty was invited (dare say the European ones were relatives as well, thanks to Queen Victoria).

And BTW which former politicians are you referring to in your "plenty"? Were any invited solely as former office holders?

The Knights of the Garter point remains accurate. If/when Blair and Brown are invested into a Royal Order (probably, if following recent precedent, when they finally retire from public life), then they will receive such invitations as are extended to members of those Orders.

Typical that he did, though.

That'll be it then ivy - TB talked about private conversations he had with William. The royal family froze out a long-serving nanny who did the same, only she had written inoccuous (sp) things about the family; nevertheless, this was breaking the code, apparently.

Doesn't explain why Gordon Brown was invited though. Surely, it can not be because they're not tories?? Milliband was only invited because all current political leaders were invited.

X post with meditrina. It makes me sick that truly crap politicians still get elevated to the Lords and all kinds of honours - regardless of what harm they've done.

"More likely because of cheap indiscretion, appallingly bad taste, and an eagerness to make money out of anything,"

So Prince Andrew was invited exactly why?????

It's hard to know who has less class

There was something in the papers about Brown decommissioning the Royal Yacht or summat. Norty.