Prince Harry REACTS to Military Uniform Controversy
Queen Elizabeth II is gone, but her legacy carries connected done her loved ones.
That includes Her Majesty's 8 grandchildren—Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Zara Tindall, Peter Phillips, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn—who volition basal vigil beside her coffin successful Westminster Hall connected the evening of Sept. 17, E! News has learned.
William volition basal astatine the caput of the coffin portion Harry volition basal astatine the foot, and it is the petition of their begetter King Charles III that some the Princes of Wales and the Duke of Sussex beryllium successful azygous for the 15-minute vigil, E! News has learned. Although the connection has been extended to Harry to deterioration his azygous this weekend, the duke has not publically shared his response.
As a non-working subordinate of the royal family, Harry—who announced successful 2020 that helium and Meghan Markle were stepping back from their positions arsenic elder royals—has not been allowed to deterioration his subject azygous to the ceremonial events during the play of mourning the Queen. Although, Harry—who served successful the British Army for 10 years and undertook 2 operational tours of Afghanistan—did deterioration his subject medals portion walking successful the procession of the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall connected Sept. 14.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Harry expressed his desire for the absorption to stay connected the queen.
"Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex volition deterioration a greeting suit passim events honoring his grandmother," the connection read. "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."
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While Prince Andrew is besides a non-working subordinate of the royal household and has not been wearing his subject uniform, a spokesperson for the King told NBC News the Duke of York, who served successful the Royal Navy for 22 years, would beryllium allowed to deterioration his azygous arsenic a peculiar people of respect for the Queen astatine her last vigil.
Andrew stepped back from his royal duties successful 2019 aft noting his "former relation with Jeffrey Epstein" had "become a large disruption" to his family's work, and had his subject titles stripped earlier this twelvemonth aft a justice rejected his question to disregard a intersexual maltreatment suit filed by Virginia Giuffre against Andrew (Andrew and Virgina aboriginal reached a settlement).
As for the remainder of the Queen's grandchildren, they volition beryllium successful greeting overgarment and acheronian ceremonial formal with decorations for the vigil. William volition beryllium flanked by Zara and Peter, and Harry volition beryllium flanked by Beatrice and Eugenie, with Louise and James astatine the mediate of the coffin.
E! News has learned that the queen's grandchildren are precise keen to wage their respects to Her Majesty—who died astatine the property of 96 connected Sept. 8—at the invitation of the King, conscionable arsenic however their parents are doing the nighttime before.
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