Turning down the Royal Wedding invitations sent by the Royal family.

The continued unrest in Bahrain has prompted Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa of Bahrain to turn down the Royal Wedding invitations sent by the Royal family.
The crown prince made the announcement that he had to decline the Royal wedding invitation due to the ongoing conflict in his country clarifying what he calls ‘misrepresentation’ of the actual reasons of his absence at the much-anticipated wedding.
According to the Agence France Presse, a statement from the Bahrain’s crown prince indicated his “regrets” to miss the wedding and expressed hopes that the “situation [in Bahrain] improves before the wedding”.
The Prince clarified in a statement from his Manama office that he "clearly sought to involve my potential attendance as a political proxy for wider matters involving Bahrain."
Earlier reports have it that the Crown Prince decided to reject the invitation “to avoid embarrassment after a bloody crackdown on mainly Shiite Muslim protesters in Sunni-ruled Bahrain” leaving 24 people dead, according Agence France Presse.
The crown prince’s invitation has earlier put the Royal couple in a bad light after being criticized for inviting leaders from countries like Bahrain where protests have escalated in the last few weeks.
The office of Prince William confirmed al-Khalifa’s announcement.
"We were informed this morning that the crown prince of Bahrain would not attend the wedding, and that the Kingdom of Bahrain would not send anyone in the crown prince's place," the Agence France Presse quoted Prince William’s press secretary in a statement.
The statement from the Prince’s office noted, "The decision was theirs to make, and is theirs to explain.”
It added: "With regard the initial invitation, we followed long-standing protocol in inviting the crowned heads of the world, and we have sought Foreign Office advice."
The Buckingham Palace released a list of confirmed guests Saturday which included celebrities and other political and church leaders.
A spokesman at the Buckingham Palace has confirmed to People.com that the Royal Wedding invitations were also sent to the Prince William and Kate Middleton’s ‘unexpected’ guests: their former flames.
People.com said that the spring wedding invitations included in its 1900 lists of prominent guests Prince William’s first love, Arabella Musgrave.
The report also said that invites were also received by other ladies believed to have been linked to William including Jecca Craig, Olivia Hunt and Carly Massy-Birch.
For her part, Kate Middleton’s former flames may also have a chance to shake the hands and congratulate Prince William for winning Kate’s heart. The Palace named Rupert Finch and William Marks as among the ‘unexpected’ guests of the princess-to-be.
The People.com noted that the presence at the Royal Wedding in London’s Westminster Abbey of the ‘unexpected’ guest - - as the celebrity website described the couple’s former flames - - show that the Royal couple are indeed a representation of ‘modern couple’ they have been considered as such in various media reports.
People.com said that the Palace included in its 1900 lists of prominent guests Prince William’s first love, Arabella Musgrave.
The report also said that invites were also received by other ladies believed to have been linked to William including Jecca Craig, Olivia Hunt and Carly Massy-Birch.
For her part, Kate Middleton’s former flames may also have a chance to shake the hands and congratulate Prince William for winning Kate’s heart. The Palace named Rupert Finch and William Marks as among the ‘unexpected’ guests of the princess-to-be.
The People.com noted that the presence at the Royal Wedding in London’s Westminster Abbey of the ‘unexpected’ guest - - as the celebrity website described the couple’s Butterfly Wedding Invitations flames - - show that the Royal couple are indeed a representation of ‘modern couple’ they have been considered as such in various media reports.