Blair,Brown snubbed,dont get royal invite

Lady Thatcher declined on health grounds although Sir John will be present at the semi-state occasion. A spokesman for St Jamess Palace said Blair and Brown had not received invitations because neither were Knights of the Garter,unlike Sir John and Lady Thatcher.

However,Labour MPs said it was surprising and odd that the pair had apparently been snubbed.

The relationship between Buckingham Palace and Blair and,to a lesser extent,Brown were marked by tension. Blairs wife,Cherie,refused to curtsy members of the Royal family,and he was at the centre of a storm over arrangements for the funeral of late Queen Elizabeth in 2002,the report said.

India will be represented at the wedding by the countrys High Commissioner to Britain Nalin Surie. Among the religious leaders invited for the marriage include Anil Bhanot,a founding member of the Hindu Council UK.