Prince Harry will be best man and Kate Middleton chooses bridesmaids and page boys
Kate's maid of honour will be her sister, Philippa Middleton, the spokesman added.
The couple have chosen four bridesmaids and two page boys - two of whom are the Prince's godchildren.
The bridesmaids are Lady Louise Windsor, seven, Margarita Armstrong-Jones, eight, Eliza Lopes, three, and three-year-old Grace van Cutsem - Prince William's goddaughter.
The page boys are William Lowther-Pinkerton, 10, and eight-year-old Tom Pettifer. Tom is the godson of Prince William.
The St James's Palace spokesman said details of the bridesmaids' dresses and the page boys' uniforms will be made available on the wedding day.
Bridegrooms in royal weddings traditionally chose a "supporter" instead of a best man.
The Prince of Wales chose his brother Prince Andrew to be his supporter when he married Diana at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981.
Prince William has opted to call his brother his "best man", rather than a supporter.
The wedding details were revealed on the same day that it was announced that the couple would be paying an official visit together later this month to the university where they met.
Prince William is also to take on the role of patron of St Andrews University's 600th Anniversary appeal.
The couple will return to the Fife university on Friday February 25 to launch its 600th Anniversary programme.
On the Thursday, February 24, the couple will attend a naming ceremony and service of dedication of the Hereford Endeavour lifeboat at Trearddur Bay Lifeboat Station on Anglesey, where RAF rescue helicopter pilot William is based.
The official visits are not the first the couple have made together since their wedding announcement.
They attended a Teenage Cancer Trust concert in Norfolk in December.
Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton has been Prince William's private secretary since 2005 and is very close to him. Mr Lowther-Pinkerton's son William, also known as Billy, will be a page boy.
Tom Pettifer is Prince William's godson and will be his second page boy. The eight-year-old's mother, Tiggy Pettifer, was personal assistant to the Prince of Wales during the 1990s.
She became a close companion of Prince William and Prince Harry following the separation of their parents, once describing them as "my babies", and helped them adjust after the death of their mother in 1997.
The bridesmaids include Lady Louise Windsor, who is the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex and is Prince William's cousin, and the Hon Margarita Armstrong-Jones, who is the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley. She is the second cousin of the Prince.
The van Cutsems are close family friends from Norfolk who have known the Prince since childhood. Their daughter Grace will also be a bridesmaid.
The Duchess of Cornwall's granddaughter Eliza Lopes will be a bridesmaid. The three-year-old is the daughter of Harry and Laura Lopes.
Prince Harry said he was "delighted" about the engagement following the announcement.
In a statement, Harry said: "I am delighted that my brother has popped the question!
"It means I get a sister, which I have always wanted."
The brothers are only two years apart and have been close since their mother died in 1997.
Harry, who is training to fly Apache attack helicopters, will have the role of planning William's stag do.
On the wedding day he is likely to be tasked with looking after the wedding ring.
The Mirror
Posted at 09:58 AM on Saturday, Apr. 23, 2011
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