Prince Harry Reacts to Not Being Allowed to Wear Military Uniform at Events Honoring Queen Elizabeth

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As Prince Harry continued to mourn the nonaccomplishment of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Sussex reacted to a regularisation that volition not licence him to deterioration his subject azygous for immoderate ceremonial events.

Prince Harry Shares Emotional Message Outside Windsor Castle

Prince Harry is hoping to support the absorption connected his grandmother.

As the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth continues its mourning period pursuing the death of Queen Elizabeth II, some may spot her grandson not wearing his subject uniform during upcoming ceremonial events.

The Duke of Sussex, however, is more acrophobic about family than fashion. 

"Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex volition deterioration a greeting suit passim events honoring his grandmother," his spokesperson said successful a connection to E! News. "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."

As a non-working subordinate of the royal family, the 37-year-old volition not beryllium permitted to deterioration the garments astatine immoderate of the 5 accepted events starring up to the late monarch's funeral, including the last vigil which volition instrumentality place in Westminster Hall.

In comparison, Harry's uncle Prince Andrew—who is besides a non-working subordinate of the royal family—has been granted support to deterioration his subject uniform, but lone astatine the last vigil.

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According to NBC News, a spokesperson for King Charles III said that the Duke of York, 62, volition beryllium allowed to deterioration his azygous arsenic a "special people of respect for the Queen astatine the last vigil," though helium was stripped of his subject titles successful January.  

Harry spent 10 years successful the Army, rising to the fertile of Captain and undertaking 2 tours successful Afghanistan. The dad to Archie, 3, and 15-month-old Lilibet continues to enactment with chap servicemen, sponsoring enactment for wounded women and men arsenic they set to beingness post-injury. 

In aboriginal 2020, Harry and his woman Meghan Markle stepped down arsenic "senior royals" successful a move to go financially autarkic and rise their kids in some the U.K. and North America. 

Her Majesty the Queen passed away astatine the property of 96 connected Sept. 8, conscionable hours aft Buckingham Palace issued a connection that doctors were "concerned" with her health.

On Sept. 12, Harry penned a tribute to his "granny" and celebrated her committedness to work and duty.

"Granny, portion this last parting brings america large sadness, I americium everlastingly grateful for each of our archetypal meetings—from my earliest puerility memories with you, to gathering you for the archetypal clip arsenic my Commander-in-Chief, to the archetypal infinitesimal you met my darling woman and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren," Harry said. "I cherish these times shared with you, and the galore different peculiar moments successful between."

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