Prince Harry Does Not Wear Military Uniform to Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral Despite Decade of Service
usmagazine.comThe mourning continues. Prince Harry was not wearing his military uniform when he arrived at Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral.The Duke of Sussex, 38, appeared somber as he walked in the procession from Westminster Hall to London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, to pay his respects alongside his royal relatives.
He opted for a morning suit while his father, King Charles III, and brother Prince William donned their uniforms.Harry’s grandmother died at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on September 8 at age 96.
In the days leading up to her state funeral — the first held at Westminster Abbey for a reigning monarch since the 18th century — the U.K.
entered its official mourning period. Elizabeth’s coffin traveled from Scotland back to London in a lengthy series of events as her eldest son, 73, assumed the throne.As funeral preparations were finalized, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Andrew was granted special permission to wear his military uniform for his late mother’s final vigil as a “mark of respect.” The Duke of York, 62, served more than two decades in the Royal Navy before stepping away from his public duties in 2019 when he was accused of sexual assault by Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
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