At Wednesday’s procession, his
brother Prince William wore a military uniform while Harry was
requested to wear a black suit, although he did wear his medals. He will
however now appear in his uniform alongside his brother before the Queen’s
funeral on Monday.
The Prince’s main focus is to
honour his grandmother, and the decision to allow him to wear the uniform,
despite stepping down as a senior royal, was made without Harry requesting a
change. The father-of-two had been prepared to wear whatever the
Queen had made plans for.
He will now wear his Blues and
Royals uniform when he is reportedly set to join his cousins on 17 September
to honor their late grandmother’s memory at Westminster Hall.
Harry is expected to be joined
in the vigil by his brother Prince William, and cousins Princesses Beatrice and
Eugenie, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, and Lady Louise and
James, Viscount Severn.
Despite being a former Army
officer Harry has been in civilian dress for official events, including walking
behind his grandmother’s coffin on Wednesday 14 September when it was carried
to Westminster Hall to lie in state.
An exception has also been
made for the Duke of York, who is no longer a working royal but will wear his
military uniform as a “special mark of respect” for the Queen when he stands
guard around her coffin during a vigil with his siblings on the evening of
Friday 16 September.
