List of wedding guests of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz

The following is the guest list for the Wedding of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz in 2004.

Couple's relatives

Foreign royalty

Aristocracy

• The Prince and the Princes of Civitella-Cesi
• The Princess of Civitella-Cesi
• The Duchess of Alba de Tormes
• The Duchess of Medinaceli
• The Duchess of Osuna
• The Duke of Aliaga
• The Duke and the Duchess of Wellington and Ciudad Rodrigo
• The Duke of Baena and Vicedecano
• The Duke and the Duchess of Fernández-Miranda
• The Duke and Duchess of Santisteban del Puerto
• The Duke of Zaragoza
• The Duchess of Franco
• The Duke and the Duchess of Saint Charles
• The Duchess of San Lorenzo de Valhermoso
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Puebla de Cazalla
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Villanueva de Valdueza
• The Marchioness and the Marquess of Bosch de Ares
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Salvatierra
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Estepa
• The Marchioness and the Marquess of Mirasol
• The Marquess of Benavent
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Mondéjar
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Valle de Tena
• The Marquess and the Marchioness of Ciutadilla
• The Marquess of Samaranch
• The Marquess of Cubas and The Marchioness of Casa Peñalver
• The Marquess (Charmain of Planeta Group and Atresmedia) and the Marchioness of Pedroso de Lara
• The Marquess and Marchioness of Villagodio
• The Count of Guadalhorce
• The Count of Elda (Dean of the Permanent Deputation and Council of the Greatness of Spain)
• The Count and the Countess of Castelo
• The Count Ignatius Maximilian Karl Veit Törring-Jettenbach and his wife, the Countess Robinia Viviana Giada Mentasti-Granelli
• The Countess Dowager of Ripalda
• The Count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona
• The Count (Private Counselor of His Majesty the King) and the Countess of Latores
• The Count and the Countess of Godó
• The Count and the Countess of Rodas
• The Baron and the Baroness of Güell
• The Viscount of the Castle of Almansa (Private Counselor of His Majesty the King)
• Giovanna Paola Marone-Cinzano y Borbón, Grandee of Spain
• María Teresa Marone y de Borbón, Grandee of Spain
• Alvaro-Jaime de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino and his wife, Giovanna San Martino d’Aglie di San Germano, Grandees of Spain
• Eberhard von Württemberg

Authorities of the State, government and autonomous communities

• Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his wife, Sonsoles Espinosa
• Former Prime Minister, The Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo and his wife, the Marchioness
• Former Prime Minister, Felipe González and his wife, Carmen Romero
• Former Prime Minister, José María Aznar and his wife, Ana Botella
• First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz
• Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Solbes Mira and his wife, María del Pilar Castro Rodríguez
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé and his wife, Dominique Maunac
• Minister of Justice, Juan Fernando López Aguilar and his wife, Natalia de la Nuez
• Minister of Defence, José Bono Martínez and his wife, Ana María Rodríguez Mosquera
• Minister of the Interior, José Antonio Alonso Suárez and his wife, Celima Gallego Alonso
• Minister of Development, Magdalena Álvarez Arza and her husband, Juan Manuel González-Aurioles Bentabol
• Minister of Education and Science, María Jesús San Segundo
• Minister of Labour and Social Issues, Jesús Caldera and his wife, María Dolores Sánchez
• Minister of Industry, Turism and Trade, José Montilla Aguilera and his wife, Ana Hernández Bonacia
• Minister of Agricultura, Fishing and Food, Elena Espinosa
• Minister of Culture, Carmen Calvo Poyato
• Minister of Health and Consumption, Elena Salgado Méndez
• Minister of Environment, Cristina Narbona and her guest, Josep Borrell
• Minister of Housing, María Antonia Trujillo
• Minister of Public Administrations, Jordi Sevilla and his wife
• President of the Congress of Deputies, Manuel Marín and his wife, Carmen Ortiz
• President of the Senate, Francisco Javier Rojo and his wife
• President of the Constitutional Court, Manuel Jiménez de Parga and his wife, María Elisa Maseda de Arango
• President of the Supreme Court, Francisco José Hernando Santiago and his wife, Guadalupe Díaz-Ambrona
• Attorney General of the State, Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón and his wife, Clara Martínez de Careaga García
• Spanish Ombudsman, Enrique Múgica Herzog and his wife, Faustina Díaz
• President of the Council of State, Francisco Rubio Llorente
• President of the Court of Auditors, Ubaldo Nieto de Alba and his wife, María Josefa Carol Ramos
• President of the Economic and Social Council, Jaime Montalvo Correa and his wife, María Dolores Cleofé Sánchez
• Governor of the Bank of Spain, Jaime Caruana Lacorte and his wife, Teresa Rengifo
• President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Francisco José Vázquez Vázquez and his wife, María del Carmen de la Iglesia Illanes
• First Vice President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Rita Barberá Nolla
• Second Vice President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Rosa Aguilar Rivero
• Director of the Royal Academy of History, Gonzalo Anes y Alvarez de Castrillón
• Javier María Casas Estévez, President of the High Court of Justice of Madrid, and his wife
• Juan Antonio Vázquez García, President of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities and Grand Rector of the University of Oviedo, and his wife, María José Zamora
• Ángel Gabilondo, Grand Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid, and his wife, Carmen Gallardo Mediavilla
• Virgilio Zapatero Gómez, Grand Rector of the University of Alcalá, and his wife, María Concepción Miguel Santiago
• Carlos Berzosa Alonso-Martínez, Grand Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid and his wife, Virginia Cañadas

Regional presidents:

• President of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Juan José Ibarretxe and his wife, Begoña Arregi
• President of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Pasqual Maragall and his wife, Diana Garrigosa Laspeña
• President of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, Manuel Fraga
• President of the Autonomous Community of Andalucía, Manuel Chaves González
• President of the Autonomous Community of Asturias, Vicente Álvarez Areces and his wife, Soledad Saavedra.
• President of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Miguel Ángel Revilla and his wife, Aurora Díaz.
• President of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Pedro Sanz Alonso and his wife, María Victoria Llorente Ortega
• President of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel and his wife, Charo Cruz.
• President of the Autonomous Community of Aragón, Marcelino Iglesias and his wife
• President of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha, José Bono and his wife, Ana Rodríguez.
• President of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, Adán Martín Menis and his wife, Pilar Parejo Bello
• President of the Autonomous Community of Navarre, Miguel Sanz Sesma and his wife, Villar López Mateo
• President of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra and his wife, Leonor Godoy.
• President of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, Jaume Matas and his wife, María Teresa Areal Montesinos
• President of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre and her husband, The Count of Murillo
• President of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, Juan Vicente Herrera
• Mayor-President of Ceuta Juan Jesús Vivas Lara and his wife
• Mayor-President of Melilla Juan José Imbroda Ortiz and his wife

Politicians and diplomats

• Mariano Rajoy, the Leader of the Opposition, and his, wife Elvira Fernández
• Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Spokesperson for the Socialist Group in Congress, and his wife, Pilar Goya
• Eduardo Zaplana Hernández-Soro, Spokesman for the People's Party Group in Congress, and his wife, Rosa Barceló
• Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, Spokesman of Convergencia i Unió Gruop in Congress, and his wife, Marta Colls Peyra
• Paulino Rivero Baute, Spokesman of the Canarian Coalition Group in the Congress, and his wife, Ángela Mena Muñoz
• Margarita Uría, Member of parliament
• Johannes Rau, president of Germany, and his wife, Christina Rau
• Alvaro Uribe, president of Colombia
• Belisario Betancur, former president of Colombia, and his wife, Dalita Navarro
• Andrés Pastrana Arango, former president of Colombia, Nohra Puyana de Pastrana
• Francisco Flores Pérez, president of El Salvador, and his wife, Lourdes Rodríguez
• Lucio Gutiérrez, president of Ecuador, and his wife, Ximena Bohórquez
• Mary McAleese, president of Ireland, and her husband, Martin McAleese
• Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, and his daughter, Aliya Nazarbayeva
• Enrique Bolaños Geyer, president of Nicaragua, and his wife, Lila Abaunza
• Mireya Moscoso, president of Panama
• Jorge Sampaio, president of Portugal, and his wife, María José Ritta
• Elvira Salinas Gamarra de Mesa, first lady of Bolivia
• Leila Rodríguez de Pacheco, first lady of Costa Rica
• Bernadette Chirac, first lady of France
• Eliane Karp, first lady of Perú
• Rashed AI-Kaitoob, (Emirati ambassador)
• Jean Welter (Luxembourger ambassador)
• Almaz N. Khamzayev (Kazakhstani ambassador) and his wife, Gulstan Khamzayeva
• Samir Moubarak (Lebanese ambassador)
• José María Araneo Gallart (Uruguayan ambassador) and his wife, Elena Agüero de Araneo
• Athena Mavronicola (Cypriot ambassador)
• Vicentina Rodríguez de Fernández-Fígares (Panamanian ambassador) and her husband, Juan José Fernández-Fígares
• Isabel Allende Karam, (Cuban ambassador) and her husband, Armando V. Cristóbal Pérez
• Julio César Frutos Coronel, (Paraguayan ambassador) and his wife, Gloria María Cristina Silva de Frutos
• Christine Heather Bogle (New Zealander ambassador)
• Václav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic, and his wife, Dagmar Veškrnová
• Nelson Mandela former president of South Africa, and his wife, Graça Machel
• Jordi Pujol i Soley, former President of Catalonia, and his wife, Marta Ferrusola i Lladós
• Igor Ivanov, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, and his wife
• José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa, former Ambassador and Secretary General of the Royal Household, and his wife, Paz Aznar Ybarra
• Rafael Spottorno Díaz-Caro, director of Caja Madrid, former Ambassador and former Secretary General of the Royal Household, and his wife, María Pía Rubio d'Hyver
• Eduardo Serra Rexach, president of Elcano Royal Institute, and his wife, Luz del Carmen Municio
• José María Álvarez del Manzano y López del Hierro, former Mayor of Madrid, and his wife, María Eulalia Miró Ramírez
• Joan Clos i Matheu, Mayor of Barcelona, and his wife, María Angels Bítria
• Alfredo Sánchez Monteseirín, Mayor of Seville, and his wife, Felisa Tomás González
• Gabino de Lorenzo Ferrera, Mayor of Oviedo, and his wife, Rita María de Lorenzo Ferrera
• Anna Pagans Gruartmoner, Mayor of Gerona
• Gregorio Galilea Arazuri, Mayor of Viana, and his wife, Petra Villoslada Villoslada
• Caries Carreras Ollé, Mayor of Montblanc, and his wife, Magdalena Sans Oller
• Salvador Bordes Balcells, Mayor of Cervera, and his wife, María Pilar Blasco
• Miquel Águilá Barril, Mayor of Balaguer, and his wife, Carme Miret Montané
• Constantino Méndez Martínez, Delegate of the Government in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, and his wife, Elena Bértolo Moreno
• María Concepción Dancausa Treviño, President of the Assembly of Madrid, and her husband, Juan Ramón Oñate García
• Salustiano del Campo Urbano, President of the Institute of Spain (The Spanish institution groups the eight official Royal Academies), and his wife, Teresa Casanelles Cucurella
• Víctor García de la Concha, Director of the Royal Spanish Academy, and his wife, Ana María Álvarez Pellitero
• Ramón González de Amezúa y Noriega, Director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and his wife, Mercedes del Pino y Moreno
• Amador Schüller Pérez, President of the Royal Academy of Medicine
• Juan Manuel Reol Tejada, President of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy, and his wife, María Ángeles Jiménez Díez de la Lastra
• Enrique Fuentes Quintana, President of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences and his wife, Carmen Egusquiza Cortina
• Landelino Lavilla Alsina, President of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, and his wife, Juana Rubira García-Valdecasas
• Juan Carlos Gafo Acevedo, Director of the Protocol Department of the Prime Minister
• Alfredo Prada Presa, Second Vice President and Regional Minister of Justice and Interior of the Community of Madrid, and his wife, María Victoria Cañedo Valenzuela
• Antonio Germán Beteta Barreda, Spokesman for the People's Party Group in the Assembly of Madrid, and his wife, María A. Ruiz García
• Rafael Simancas Simancas, Spokesperson for the Socialist Group in the Assembly of Madrid, and his wife, María Josefa Sánchez Díaz

International organizations:

• Rodrigo Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
• César Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organization of American States and his wife, Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria
• James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group and his wife, Elaine R. de Wolfensohn
• Enrique V. Iglesias, president of the Inter-American Development Bank
• Juan Manuel Fabra Vallés, president of the European Court of Auditors and his wife, Alicia Besa
• Loyola de Palacio del Valle-Lersundi, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration, Transport and Energy
• Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and his wife, Concepción Giménez Díaz-Oyuelos

Celebrities and other notable guests

• Pau Gasol, (basketball player)
• Emilio Botín (Chairmain of Santader Group) and his wife, Paloma O'Shea
• Juan Abelló (businessman) and his wife, Ana Gamazo
• Francisco González Rodríguez (Chairmain of BBVA) and his wife, Carmen Ordóñez
• Alfonso Cortina (Chairmain of Repsol) and his wife, Miriam Lapique
• Mario Vargas Llosa (writer) and his wife, Patricia Urquidi
• Eduardo Zaplana (former Minister of Labour and former President of the Valencian Government)
• José María Fidalgo (Secretary General of Workers' Commissions) and his wife
• Cándido Méndez (Secretary General of General Union of Workers) and his wife, Encarnación Gálvez Merino
• Enrique Ponce (bullfigher) and his wife, Paloma Cuevas
• Ferdinando Brachetti Peretti (Italian businessman)
• Luis Sánchez Merlo y Ruiz (businessman)
• Alessandra Torlonia di Civitella-Cesi (wife of Alessandro Vittorio Eugenio Lecquio di Assaba y Torlonia, the groom's second cousin)
• Manuel Pertegaz Ibáñez (fashion designer)
• Juan Antonio Samaranch (former President of the International Olympic Committee)
• Juan María Urdangarín Berriotxoa and Claire Liebaert Courtin (parents of Iñaki Urdangarín, brother-in-law of the Prince)
• Carmen Caffarel Serra (Chairmain of RTVE)
• Manuel Soriano Navarro (Chairmain of Telemadrid) and his wife, Rosa Olona Martínez
• Alejandro Echevarría Busquet (president of Mediaset Spain) and his wife, Alicia Aurora Estívariz Uriel
• Juan March Delgado (businessman) and his wife, María Antonia Juan Garau
• José Luis Leal Maldonado (President of the Spanish Association of Banking)
• Florentino Pérez (businessman and president of Real Madrid C.F.) and his wife, María de los Ángeles Sandoval
• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (tennis player)
• Milagros Candela Castillo (wife Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs)
• Fernando Chueca Goitia, the arquitect who finished the Almudena Cathedral
• Ernesto Sabato (writer, painter and physicist) and his guest, Elvira González Fraga
• Ainhoa Arteta (soprano)
• Francisco Ayala y García-Duarte (novelist) and his wife, Carolyn Richmond
• Isidoro Álvarez (businessman and CEO of El Corte Inglés) and his wife, María José Guil Navarro
• Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novelist and war correspondent)
• Plácido Domingo (tenor) and his wife, Marta Órnelas
• Valentin Fuster (cardiologist) and his wife, María Ángeles Guals
• Francisco Umbral (writer) and his wife, María España Suárez Garrido
• José Rafael Moneo Vallés (architect) and his wife, Belén Feduchi Benlliure
• Santiago Calatrava Valls (architect) and his wife, Robertina Calatrava
• Miguel Blesa (banker and chairman of Caja Madrid) and his wife, María José Portela Martínez
• Pedro Duque (astronaut) and his wife, Consuelo Femenía (ambassador)
• Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo (businessman and CEO of Ferrovial)
• Antonio Mingote (cartoonist) and his wife, Isabel Vigiola Blanco
• Carlos Bousoño Prieto (poet and literary critic) and his wife, Ruth Bousoño
• Antonio Muñoz Molina (writer) and Elvira Lindo (writer)
• Carlos Fuentes Macías (novelist and essayist) and Silvia Lemus (journalist)
• Antonio López García (painter and sculptor) and his wife, María Pilar Moreno Blasco
• Gabriel Escarrer Juliá (businessman and Chairmain of Meliá Hotels International) and his wife, Ana María Jaume Vamrell
• Margarita Salas (biochemist)
• Santiago de Ybarra y Churruca (businessman and Chairmain of Grupo Vocento and his wife, Mercedes Baptista
• Ricard Fornesa Ribó (businessman and Chairmain of La Caixa) and his wife, Mercedes Rebés Solé
• Antonio Gala (writer)
• Jesús Ceberio Galardi (director of El País newspaper) and his wife, Maribí Bélaza
• Manuel Pertegaz (fashion designer) and his niece, Sionin Caus Pertegaz
• Miguel Induráin (road racing cyclist) and his wife, Marisa López de Goicoechea
• Cristóbal Halffter Jiménez-Encinas (classical composer) and his wife, María Manuela Caro
• Pedro J. Ramírez (director of El Mundo newspaper) and Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada (fashion designer and businesswoman)
• José Antonio Zarzalejos Nieto (director of ABC newspaper) and his wife, Lourdes Buesa
• Teresa Berganza Vargas (mezzo-soprano) and her husband, Manuel Cid Jiménez
• José Antich Valero (director of La Vanguardia newspaper) and her wife, Marta Lasalas Guasch
• Juan Carlos Ferrero and his guest, Patricia Bonilla
• Manuel Estiarte (water polo player) and his wife, Silvia Marinelli
• José María Cuevas Salvador (businessman and president of the Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations) and his wife, Pilar Tello

Spanish armed forces

• General Admiral Antonio Moreno Barberá (Chief of the Defence Staff) and his wife, María José Deckler Andreu
• Army general Luis Alejandre Sintes (Chief of Staff of the Army) and his wife, María Cardona Bendito
• General Admiral Sebastián Zaragoza Soto (Chief of Staff of the Navy) and his wife, Micaela Ruiz Navarro
• Air General Eduardo González-Gallarza Morales, (Chief of Staff of the Air Force) and his wife, María Rosa Jiménez Hernández-Pinzón
• Colonel Pedro Vázquez de Prada Palencia (Aide-de-camp of His Royal Highness The Prince of Asturias)
• Brigadier general Joel Casino Gimeno (former Secretary General of the Royal Household)
• Lieutenant general José María Pérez Tudó (former Chief of the Military Room of the Royal Household) and his wife, Trinidad Pajarón López
• Lieutenant general Gonzalo Rodríguez de Austria Rosales (former Chief of the Military Room of the Royal Household) and his wife, María Manuela Giménez de Aragón y Vidal
• Brigadier general José Antonio Alcina del Cuvillo (former military preceptor of The Prince of Asturias) and his wife
• Lieutenant general José Antonio Cervera Madrigal (High ranking of the Ministry of Defence and former Aide-de-camp of His Majesty the King) and his wife
• Colonel Luis Fernández de Mesa y de Hoces (former chief of the Royal Guard) and his wife, María José Temboury de Lamuela

Religious figures

• Antonio María Rouco Varela, Cardinal and Archbishop of Madrid
• Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
• Ricardo María Carles Gordó, Cardinal and Archbishop of Barcelona
• Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Cardinal and Archbishop of Seville
• Carlos Osoro Sierra, Archbishop of Oviedo
• Francisco Pérez González, Military Archbishop
• José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Emeritus Military Archbishop
• Josep Alegre Vilas, Abbot of Poblet
• The Prior of El Escorial
• Florentino Hoyos Martínez, Abbot of Covadonga
• Auxiliary Bishops of Madrid

Maids of Honour, Bridesmaids and Page Boys

Notable people who declined their invitations

• HRH The Prince of Hanover, due to a hangover after partying the night before wedding. He came to the banquet.^[1]

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