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Jennifer Newton & Cathy Owen

Prince Philip Memorial: The full guestlist that shows which royals won't be there

All eyes today will be on the Royal Family, and whether the Queen will be well enough to attend a service of thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh. The memorial at Westminster Abbey for Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, will celebrate his public service and a "long life lived fully".

Representatives of his charities, including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, will be in the congregation.

Buckingham Palace had indicated a last-minute decision will be taken as to whether the Queen will attend, but a statement on Tuesday morning said: "The Queen is currently intending to go to the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of the Duke of Edinburgh."

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The Queen is still hoping to lead her family at the high profile and personally significant occasion for her beloved late husband.

Most members of the royal family, including Prince Andrew, are set to attend except Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Harry put out a statement several weeks ago saying he would not return to the UK from California for the service in memory of his late grandfather due to security concerns.

Others on the guest list also include royalty from across the world as well as several notable people who had long-standing associations with Philip.

The Mirror has reported the guest list will include:

Royal Family

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge

Prince Andrew

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank

Prince Edward, S ophie Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn

Princess Anne and Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

Duke of Kent

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Other royal guests

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium

Queen Margrethe of Denmark

Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Prince Albert of Monaco

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain

Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan

Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes

Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece

Prince Philippos and Princess Nina of Greece

Margareta Custodian of the Romanian Crown and Prince Radu of Romania

Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

Prince Kyril of Preslav

Other notable guests

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson

Dame Floella Benjamin

Baroness Grey-Thompson

Members of the military who were involved in the funeral, including Pipe Major Colour Sergeant Peter Grant and the Grenadier Guards Bearer Party.

Duke of Edinburgh Award representatives along with 500 representatives from his patronages and charities.

The memorial service will be held at Westminster Abbey with t he service being broadcast live on TV and online. BBC One will be televising the ceremony from 10.30am until 12.15pm on Tuesday - with the service available to watch on iPlayer afterwards.

Huw Edwards, the BBC news anchor, will be leading the broadcast. He previously led the coverage of Prince Philip's funeral last year.

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