Former Kiwi shearer Gary Lewis has been lucky enough to nab an invite to attend the royal wedding, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
The Gisborne-born 37-year-old will be accompanied by his wife, Lady Davina.
The cabinet maker became the first Maori to marry into the royal family when he wed the daughter of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a first cousin of the Queen, in 2004.
Lady Davina, 30, is 24th in line to the throne.
Although the palace has attempted to keep the full guest list confidential, names of some of the 1900 people invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding have leaked to the media.
The couple is also expected to attend a reception hosted by the Queen after the wedding. Prince Charles will then give a private dinner and dance at the palace in the evening.
Lewis is the only Kiwi apart from Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand and his wife, Lady Susan, and Prime Minister John Key and his wife, Bronagh, known to be invited.
The couple met while on holiday in Bali.
Neighbours, who were unaware of their royal status, reportedly referred to them as "Gazza and Denny" when they lived in Grey Lynn.
Lewis was brought up on the family farm in Matokitoki Valley, near Gisborne and is the nephew of Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera.
The two now live in the UK.
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