Prince William & Kate Middleton To Invite Members Of The Public To Wedding: Report

Prince William and Kate Middleton are reportedly inviting ordinary folks to their April wedding, but the invitations won't be sent based on a Willy Wonka-style lottery, People reports.

Various news outlets reported Wednesday that 100 members of the public would receive a ticket to the nuptials after their names are picked from a pool. An anonymous source who was repeatedly quoted said, "William and Kate wanted the British people involved at a deeper level than simply holding street parties. They were crystal clear on this from the outset and were delighted when the idea of a random selection was mooted. Those lucky enough to land an invitation will only find out when it drops on their door mat. Can you imagine? It's like winning a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket for your front-row seat in history."

However, People spoke with palace sources who speculated that public tickets would go to "campaigners for causes like homelessness, children's welfare," but added it was too soon to be specific.

Another royal source told the Telegraph, "We're not talking about a public ballot or some sort of lottery for tickets, but Prince William is patron of a lot of charities, for example, and he will certainly want to make sure that those organisations feel involved in the day."

Comments

[BlackYowe]

11:41 PM on 11/28/2010

This will be a fun big event. I like the idea of the people who give back to society getting the tickets.

[noob1]

10:15 AM on 11/28/2010

Can't make it, busy that day, enjoy the food.

[Craig Ludwig]

10:02 PM on 11/27/2010

Bully for the Prince! It's good that he should invite some commoners to his wedding. Since he is fitted to be the King some day, it is great to know that he feels good about the people also and not just royalty. I, for one. will give him a thumbs up over this!!

[SonyaInTx]

03:12 AM on 11/25/2010

How wonderful!

I can't wait until William is king........ :)

[Siren Song]

02:16 AM on 11/25/2010

A lovely gesture. Princess Diana would no doubt have heartily approved.

[tippisheadrun]

03:36 PM on 11/24/2010

Ordinary people should be invited as after all they will be the ones paying for it. And before someone points out that the couple's "families" are picking up the tab let me just say that the actual wedding costs will be drop in the bucket next to all the security and miscellaneous expenses incurred at this beanfeast.

[rhodapenmark]

09:35 AM on 11/28/2010

They wouldn't have to shell out so much for security if there weren't so many class-envy-ridden, royalty-hating crazies around.

[Arjala]

02:32 PM on 11/24/2010

Maybe Paris will be invited for her charitable work with drunken Indian elephants!

[Arjala]

02:30 PM on 11/24/2010

Best wishes to them.

[vain jane]

02:17 PM on 11/24/2010

I love it. They wanna invite ordinary people, but they don't know any, so they have to set up a lottery.

[GraniteSkyline]

09:33 AM on 11/25/2010

St00pid comment.

[Lotus19]

06:27 PM on 11/27/2010

It was funny. Still, I think they're a lovely couple and it is a nice gesture.

[nana4g]

10:04 AM on 11/29/2010

How do you know this? They have many college friends, I am sure, colleagues from their employ, like any young couple who are out and about. He is not the first in line right now, so he can have whatever kind of wedding he and his fiance chose. Within reason.

[Thomas Murphy]

02:02 PM on 11/24/2010

He has always scared and sickened me: he is one of the most dopey looking, unattractive men on the planet. Even a paid-off, attractive gal like the one hand-picked to marry him won't be able to produce a good lookin' kid.

[ABXNOMORE]

02:48 PM on 11/24/2010

Could you be any more frank?

[jalyn277]

04:04 PM on 11/24/2010

He's beautiful...he looks just like his mother.

[Nicole Dixson]

01:59 PM on 11/24/2010

This definitely speaks of Princess Diana's influence on him. This is a great idea.

[PaddockGirl]

01:54 PM on 11/24/2010

I expect my invitation in the mail any day now.

[FlaviaDeLuce]

01:16 PM on 11/24/2010

Um that's nice, but "royals" are people too, unless they have some extra terrestrial organs that we've never seen before

[ABXNOMORE]

02:47 PM on 11/24/2010

People yes but not "commoners".

[FlaviaDeLuce]

04:09 PM on 11/24/2010

Lol.. I guess they are only better then you if you believe it..

[topkatnc]

12:57 PM on 11/24/2010

How about some tickets for us from across the big pond ? ..

[deluk]

01:03 PM on 11/24/2010

Space is at a premium...

[Fi]

01:10 PM on 11/24/2010

The POTUS and the FLOTUS + Sacha and Mahlia will be invited.

[drbslurp]

02:27 PM on 11/24/2010

They won't go - no good shopping or golfing in England

[JiwonSong]

12:44 PM on 11/24/2010

the irony is, I bet the future bride was thrilled to be a part of an exclusive group and probably wanted to keeps things as private as possible...

[Lotus19]

06:30 PM on 11/27/2010

You'd lose that bet.

[JiwonSong]

05:12 AM on 12/12/2010

I don't think I will