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When Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, the world watched in wonder, but a few people questioned the guest list.
Both William and Kate invited their ex-lovers to witness their historic union. William's guest list included numerous renowned ex-girlfriends, including his first love Rose Farquhar, Arabella Musgrave, Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, and Jecca Craig, a close friend known as his 'first true love.'
Meanwhile, Kate maintained links with her past, inviting Rupert Finch, whom she dated before university, and Willem Marx, her rumored sixth-form boyfriend from Marlborough College.
While this may appear weird to others, it is a centuries-old habit in royal and aristocratic settings to keep friendships while exes.
According to William Norwich, a Town & Country correspondent,'sustaining hostilities' after split is deemed 'too down market' by the upper class.
The custom is not limited to William and Kate. Prince Charles invited Camilla Parker Bowles to his wedding to Princess Diana, and Prince Harry continued the tradition by inviting Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas to his 2018 wedding to Meghan Markle.
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