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Dutch: 3 invitees
Greeks:3 invitees
Baden:3 invitees
Spain:4 invitees
Jordan:3? Invitees
The report in Berlingske says Mary was invited as far as the DRF understood the wording of the invitation they received. Hence the British foreign office issuing a “heartfelt apology,” saying it was a mistake due to having so many invitations to deal with.
One could easily look away from the Greeks and Badens as one could argue that they belong to King's "immediate family" through the late Duke of Edinburgh. Former monarchs (and spouses) of Spain and the Netherlands (and allegedly also Belgium, but Albert and Paola declined) were invited in addition to the monarch+spouse criteria. Regarding Jordan, only the King and Queen were present at the State Funeral, the others attended the Committal service "only" and were on a "personal friends" list. So all these exceptions could be easily explained.
Having said that, it would have been an easier (and better) solution to keep Crown Princess Mary on the list rather than un-invite her, but with the limited number of seats, who should then be crossed out? The prime minister of Bermuda? Someone else?
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