The royal wedding is not a state occasion, or so it was claimed to justify the non-inclusion of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Perhaps that is just as well, since Westminster Abbey would have contained many more tyrants if it was. Neverthess the guest list still contains seven “royal” tyrants who are expected to attend in addition to the the Crown Prince of Bahrain whose henchmen have violently suppressed democracy protests but who has decided not to come. These are the royal representatives from the dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Swaziland, Kuwait, Qatar, Brunei and Abu Dhabi, whose invitation has been attacked by human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell: Continue reading →