Bahrain Crown Prince declined invitations to royal wedding The continued unrest in Bahrain has invited the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain to refuse royal wedding invitations sent by the royal family.
The Crown Prince has announced that he had to decline the royal wedding invitation because of the ongoing conflict in his country to clarify what he called "misrepresentation" of the real reasons for his absence at the wedding awaited.
According to Agence France Presse, a statement of the crown prince of Bahrain said its "regret" to miss the wedding and expressed hope that "the situation [in Bahrain] improves before marriage."
The prince said in a statement from his office Manama that "clearly sought to involve my presence as a potential proxy for the broader political questions about Bahrain."
Previous reports have it that the Crown Prince decided to reject the invitation "to avoid embarrassment after a bloody crackdown on Muslim protesters in Bahrain's Shiite majority has ruled Sunni" leaving 24 dead, according to Agence France Presse.
The invitation of Crown Prince before the royal couple made a bad day after being criticized for the leaders of countries like Bahrain, where inviting protests have multiplied in recent weeks.
The office of Prince William has confirmed the announcement of al-Khalifa.
"We were informed this morning that the Crown Prince of Bahrain would not attend the wedding, and the Kingdom of Bahrain would not send someone to replace the crown prince," Agence France Presse quoted the secretary News of Prince William in a statement.
The prince's press office noted: "The decision was theirs to do, is to explain."
He added: "With regard to the initial invitation, we followed the protocol for a long time by inviting the crowned heads of the world, and we asked the opinion of the Foreign Office."
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Prince William and Kate Middleton are a sincere tribute to British war hero by giving veterans and bereaved families pride of place in their marriage.
The royal couple has sent out invitations to the ceremony coveted Westminster Abbey for the military including Corporal Martyn Compton L, a friend of the prince who served with him in the Household Cavalry in Windsor.
Martyn, 27, was so badly burned in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2006 that he "died" three times and lost his nose and ears. He was in a coma for three months.
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Now Kate and William invited Martyn - who knows by his nickname Compo wills - to share their big day, along with 1900 celebrities, athletes, Royals colleagues and foreign dignitaries.
There is also an invitation to Holly Dyer, 30, the sister of 2nd Lt Joanna Dyer, who was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2007.
Joanna was a close friend of William, 28, at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire. The prince was "absolutely devastated" by the death of his friend.
Susie Roberts, widow of William's platoon commander at Sandhurst Major Alexis Roberts, will also be there. Father of two Maj Roberts, known as Lex, was killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2007. A friend and mentor to William during his training, Prince remembers him with "great affection and respect."
Susie's mother Carol Deans told the Sunday Mirror: "Susie feels so proud to go to the wedding she knows that Lex would be very proud too, as he had a real connection with William .."
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Posted on April 24, 2011.