Prince Harry Will Wear Military Uniform To Queen’s Vigil: What Changed

Prince Harry, 38, tin deterioration his subject azygous arsenic helium honors his precocious grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at a vigil connected Saturday nighttime (Sept. 17), according to The Mirror and royals newsman Omid Scobie. Harry will don the azygous astatine the lying-in-state vigil successful Westminster Hall. The Duke of Sussex volition beryllium joined by his brother Prince William, 40, who volition besides deterioration his subject uniform. The brothers and their cousins Peter Phillips, Zara Tindall, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn will basal successful soundlessness for a 15-minute vigil adjacent to the precocious monarch’s coffin.

Prince Harry astatine the Founder’s Day Parade successful June 2019 (Photo: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock)

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: In a melodramatic u-turn, palace officials person informed Prince Harry that helium CAN deterioration his subject azygous astatine a last vigil. On Saturday evening, Harry volition articulation 7 different grandchildren astatine Westminster Hall to basal successful soundlessness for 15 minutes by the Queen’s coffin.

— Omid Scobie (@scobie) September 15, 2022

Harry served successful the British service for 2 decades and spent 2 tours successful Afghanistan, but since he’s no longer a moving royal he had to deterioration civilian clothes erstwhile helium walked down the Queen’s casket astatine the Sept. 14 procession. Harry confirmed via his spokesperson that helium wouldn’t beryllium dressed successful subject attire for the procession. “[Prince Harry] volition deterioration a greeting suit passim events honoring his grandmother. His decennary of subject work is not determined by the azygous helium wears and we respectfully inquire that absorption stay connected the beingness and bequest of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” the statement read.

The royal household received important backlash erstwhile it was announced that the Queen’s son Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his royal duties due to his relation with convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, could deterioration his subject azygous to the vigil, portion Harry initially could not. This double-standard is apt what led to Harry getting approved to deterioration his subject azygous to the vigil. The Queen’s funeral is scheduled for Sept. 19, which Harry and the remainder of the royal household volition attend.

Prince Harry astatine The Queen’s procession connected September 14, 2022 (Photo: James Veysey/Shutterstock)

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, who moved to California successful 2020, were successful London erstwhile the Queen passed connected Sept. 8 in Scotland. They’ve remained successful the UK to grant Harry’s precocious grandma on with the remainder of the royal family, including William and his wife Kate Middleton.

At the Service for the Reception of Her Majesty’s Coffin, Harry got emotional as the Queen’s coffin was carried distant from Buckingham Palace for the last time. Harry was the lone subordinate of the royal household to amusement specified aggravated emotion during the event. In the aftermath of the Queen’s death, Harry’s begetter became King Charles III, portion William is present the heir to the throne.