List of guests for lunch Jubilee of Elizabeth 2nd draws criticism

The UK was criticized for inviting the king of Bahrain, whose government is engaged in a brutal crackdown on political dissent , to attend a luncheon in celebration of the Jubilee Diamond Queen Elizabeth 2nd, which marks its 60th anniversary on the throne. Another invitation that caused controversy was made to King Mswati 3, Swaziland, who is accused of keeping a profligate lifestyle while his people starve. Lunch at Windsor Castle has focused much of monarcar foreigners in the UK since the Prince William married Kate Middleton last year. At that time, as now, the decision to extend the invitation to members of the royal family of Bahrain outraged those who are outraged by the violence used against demonstrators since the protests began in the Gulf state. The Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, ultimately did not attend the royal wedding, saying that the controversy did not want to tarnish the couple's happy day. But on Friday Buckingham Palace confirmed that his father, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, attended the luncheon of the Queen - along with 45 other royal guests from around the world. The Labor legislator and former foreign minister Denis MacShane said the diplomats should have tried not to allow the approach of Al Khalifa Queen "instead of exposing it to a meal with a despot." A Republican group antimonarquia lunch featured a "catastrophic error of judgment" that "seriously affect the reputation of British". The British Foreign Office, who advised Buckingham Palace on the calls, said the UK British ties with Bahrain to the British authorities allowed to speak frankly with the strategic nation about "various issues, including those with whom we care." The controversy related to the king of Swaziland has made to concentrate on protesters earlier this week in front of a London hotel where he thought he was staying with his entourage.