The wedding invitation should be responded in timely manner, unless someone at the Cambodian Royal Palace who was responsible has been sleeping at his desk or was trying to embarrass the King.
So what’s a big deal?
It is not a big deal if King Norodom Sihamoni won’t be able to make it, but it is an important thing when it comes to the King’s integrity and Cambodia’s reputation for the lack of sensible international diplomatic protocol. Prince William is an important for he is second in the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth II.
Let’s hope that Prince William and his fiancé will understand. After all, the job of being Cambodian King is quite new for his Majesty—King Sihamoni.
Cambodia’s Minister of Royal Palace may have his hand full trying to teach his colleagues about mannerism because the news headlines like the ones below humiliated the King.
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'Sorry I'm busy!' King of Cambodia snubs Royal Wedding for 'something more important'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:06 PM on 22nd April 2011
Comments (98) Add to My Stories It may be one of history's most sought after invitations but the King of Cambodia will not attend the Royal Wedding because he has something more 'important' to do.
In an apparent snub to Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton, King Norodom Sihamoni turned down his invitation from the Palace for another engagement.
The Cambodian embassy was today unable to expand on the reason for the 57-year-old's refusal but sources said the King was 'sad' he could not attend the celebrations.
No thank you: King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia has turned down his invitation to the Royal Wedding in favour of another 'important' engagement
'The King can not come to the Royal Wedding because he has a very tight schedule,' a spokesman said.
'He has another important engagement.'
The shaven-headed former ballet dancer and instructor has been described in the past as 'very much an unknown quantity' but he is not the first Cambodian king to snub a British royal wedding.
His father Sihanouk refused to attend Princess Alexandra's wedding in 1963 after being told he would not get a guard of honour and could not stay at Windsor Castle.
King Sihamoni, who was best known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe before ascending the throne in 2004, was among dozens of royals worldwide to have been invited to the historic event.
He is understood to be spending April 29 in his home country.
The news came as it emerged Prince William's future bride would follow in the footsteps of Princess Diana by omitting the word 'obey' from her wedding vows.
She will instead promise to 'love, comfort, honour and keep' Prince William.
Diana pledged herself to Prince Charles in a similar way during their wedding ceremony in 1981.
The couple now have exactly one week left before their marriage.
Second-in-line to the throne William, 28, has already had his last shift as an RAF Search and Rescue pilot before the ceremony. He is expected to spend the latter part of next week in London, taking part in wedding rehearsals.
Meanwhile, Miss Middleton, 29, has been spotted doing some pre-wedding shopping in the capital, amid speculation that she has been stocking up on summer outfits for her honeymoon.
Snubbed: Prince William and Kate Middleton have invited dozens of royals from around the world to their nuptials but the King of Cambodia will not be there
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379539/Sorry-Im-busy-King-Cambodia-snubs-Royal-Wedding-important.html#ixzz1KGSXPm00
Snubbed: Prince William and Kate Middleton have invited dozens of royals from around the world to their nuptials but the King of Cambodia will not be there
Though the official wedding guest list has been kept tightly under wraps, a palace spokesman today suggested it would release the list of invitees at some point this weekend.
The couple are said to have invited 388 close friends and associates to join them next Friday, while 254 relatives and friends of the Middleton family will also be present.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379539/Sorry-Im-busy-King-Cambodia-snubs-Royal-Wedding-important.html#ixzz1KGRmeaXq
King of Cambodia snubs royal wedding, as glittering guest list hints at dress designer
From: NewsCore April 22, 2011 8:02PM
PRINCE William and his fiancee, Kate Middleton, were sensationally snubbed by the King of Cambodia, The Sun reported today.
King Norodom Sihamoni has not replied to the couple's wedding invitation. He is the only royal out of dozens worldwide who so far failed to respond.
Sihamoni, 57, a shaven-headed former ballet dancer and instructor, would not be the first Cambodian king to snub a British royal wedding.
In 1963, his dad, Sihanouk, refused to attend Princess Alexandra's wedding after being told he would not get a guard of honor and could not stay at Windsor Castle.
Sihamoni, who took the throne in 2004, lived under house arrest with his dad in the 1970s while the Khmer Rouge regime murdered 1.5 million Cambodians.
News of the snub came as the list of guests for the April 29 wedding was published by The Sun.
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It includes 388 close friends and associates invited by groom William, 28, and his 29-year-old bride-to-be, Middleton.
Among them are Victoria and David Beckham, Mr. Bean funnyman Rowan Atkinson, posh TV presenter Ben Fogle, rugby supremo Sir Clive Woodward and "Lock Stock" director Guy Ritchie.
Also listed are 254 relatives and friends of the Middleton family.
The queen and Prince Charles drafted a list of 255 VIPs and aristocrats - including 62 foreign royals and heads of state. A further 1,000 guests, including politicians, senior civil servants and foreign diplomats, received invitations via the Lord Chamberlain's Office.
The list also shows that Middleton invited her favorite fashion designer to Westminster Abbey -- the strongest hint yet to the identity of her mystery dressmaker. Brazilian-born Daniella Helayel, who has made clothes for Madonna and Sharon Stone, also created her engagement outfit.
