After dressing in civilian apparel on the Queen's procession, Prince Harry has been granted the best to put on his army uniform alongside his brother at their grandmother's vigil.
Prince Harry, 38, can put on his army uniform as he honors his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at a vigil on Saturday night time (Sept. 17), in line with The Mirror and royals reporter Omid Scobie. Harry will don the uniform on the lying-in-state vigil in Westminster Corridor. The Duke of Sussex will probably be joined by his brother Prince William, 40, who can even put on his army uniform. The brothers and their cousinsPeter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Woman Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn will stand in silence for a 15-minute vigil subsequent to the late monarch’s coffin.
𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: In a dramatic u-turn, palace officers have knowledgeable Prince Harry that he CAN put on his army uniform at a last vigil. On Saturday night, Harry will be part of seven different grandchildren at Westminster Corridor to face in silence for quarter-hour by the Queen’s coffin.
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) September 15, 2022
Harry served within the British military for 20 years and spent two excursions in Afghanistan, however since he’s now not a working royal he needed to put on civilian garments when he walked behind the Queen’s casket on the Sept. 14 procession. Harry confirmed by way of his spokesperson that he wouldn’t be wearing army apparel for the procession. “[Prince Harry] will put on a morning swimsuit all through occasions honoring his grandmother. His decade of army service shouldn't be decided by the uniform he wears and we respectfully ask that focus stay on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” the assertion learn.
The royal household acquired important backlash when it was introduced that the Queen’s son Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal duties because of his affiliation with convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, might put on his army uniform to the vigil, whereas Harry initially couldn't. This double-standard is probably going what led to Harry getting permitted to put on his army uniform to the vigil. The Queen’s funeral is scheduled for Sept. 19, which Harry and the remainder of the royal household will attend.
Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan Markle, who moved to California in 2020, have been in London when the Queen handed on Sept. 8 in Scotland. They’ve remained within the UK to honor Harry’s late grandmother together with the remainder of the royal household, together with William and his spouse Kate Middleton.
On the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty’s Coffin, Harry bought emotional because the Queen’s coffin was carried away from Buckingham Palace for the ultimate time. Harry was the one member of the royal household to point out such intense emotion in the course of the occasion. Within the wake of the Queen’s loss of life, Harry’s father turned King Charles III, whereas William is now the inheritor to the throne.