Harper and wife to attend royal wedding in April

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen have received and accepted their invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding at Westminster Abbey.

The royal wedding will take place April 29, 2011.

In a statement Harper said he is honoured to represent our country and will send the royal couple the best wishes of all Canadians.

Forty other heads of state will be in attendance, as well as celebrities such as Sir. Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Elton John and his husband David Furnish, and British celebrity super couple David and Victoria Beckham.

U.S. President Barack Obama will not be attending the wedding.

William and Kate will be coming to Canada for their first official trip as a married couple.  They will be visiting Alberta, North West Territory, Prince Edward Island and Ottawa between June 30 to July 8.

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