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re: Prince Harry Had to Hire Private Jet to Fly to Balmoral on Day Queen Died
Prince Harry Breaks Silence on Not Wearing Military Uniform For Queens' Funeral
Prince William and Prince Harry to Walk Behind Queens' Coffin to Westminster Hall
BBC UK 14 SEP 2022
Prince Harry has broken his silence on not wearing military uniform for Queen's funeral.
A spokesperson said: “[ Prince Harry ] will wear a morning suit throughout events honouring his grandmother.
Harry in military uniform alongside his grandmother the Queen during Trooping the Colour in 2013
"His decade of military service is not determined by the uniform he wears and we respectfully ask that focus remain on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II", according to royal commentator and author Omid Scobie.
Yesterday it was reported how Prince Harry was reportedly denied the chance to wear military uniform as he mourns the Queen, even though his disgraced uncle Prince Andrew will be permitted to do so at a lying in state vigil.
Harry, who saw action on the front line during two tours of duty in Afghanistan, will be in civilian dress for official events including the late monarch’s state funeral.
Only working royals – which Harry and Andrew are not – are being permitted to dress in uniform at five ceremonial occasions.
These are the St Giles’ Cathedral service in Edinburgh, which took place earlier where Andrew wore a morning suit, and the coffin’s procession to Westminster Hall, the vigil at the lying in state, the funeral in Westminster Abbey and the committal service in Windsor.
However, Andrew, who stepped down from public life after the furore over his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and later had his honorary titles stripped, will be wearing uniform for the final vigil around the Queen’s coffin during the lying in state in Westminster Hall.
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