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| King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni will not be in attendance at the royal wedding (AP) |
Leading figures from British society and across the globe will attend next week's royal wedding, but absent from their number will be one notable face - the King of Cambodia.
King Norodom Sihamoni will not be joining other crowned heads of state, prime ministers, ambassadors and other dignitaries at Prince William and Kate Middleton's marriage ceremony.
He will be missing from a gathering of foreign royalty that includes everyone from the Sultan of Brunei to King Constantine, the former sovereign of Greece, and his wife Queen Anne-Marie.
The list of celebrities attending the Westminster Abbey ceremony is headed by David and Victoria Beckham and also features Sir Elton John and partner David Furnish, television presenter Ben Fogle and wife Marina and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.
Prime Minister David Cameron, with wife Samantha, will lead the Government's guest list and is expected to be joined by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and his wife Miriam. Other senior Cabinet ministers are also expected to attend as well as opposition leader Ed Miliband and fiancee Justine Thornton.
Those invited also include faces from Miss Middleton's home parish of Bucklebury in Berkshire.
John Haley, the landlord of Kate's favourite country pub the Old Boot Inn, will be among the guests as will butcher Martin Fidler and local postman Ryan Naylor.
It is believed that King Norodom's official office has not replied to the wedding invitation that went out a few months ago.
A St James's Palace spokesman said they would not comment on the attendance of guests.
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