How Irish president refused invite to Charles and Diana’s wedding
by Matt Mathers
Dec 26, 2023
3 minutes
Irish President Patrick Hillery’s decision to decline an invitation to the wedding of Charles and Diana prompted concerns from Irish government officials.
The invitation was sent to Mr Hillery and his wife for the wedding on 29 July 1981 in St Paul’s Cathedral, and requested a reply by 26 June.
A briefing note on how to respond to the invite is among the State documents released by the Department of Foreign Affairs to the National Archives this year.
It asked whether the reply should be issued after the Irish general election,
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