The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday September 8 at the age of 96, will take place on September 19. A historic and strong moment for the whole world, but above all for those close to Her Majesty. And for this very important day, that of his last farewell to his beloved grandmother, Prince Harry is deprived of something that is close to his heart. In effect, he will be “saddened“ if he does can’t wear his military uniform to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as reported by Page Six. The Duke of Sussex was stripped of his military titles when he left royal life in 2020 and moved to California with his wife, Meghan Markle. The rest of the men in her family will wear full uniform to the monarch’s funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19.
Prince Harry lost three honorary military titles when he left the UK for Montecito: Captain General of the Royal Marines, Honorary Air Commander of RAF Honington and Commodore-in-Chief Small Ships and Diving. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not return as working members of the Royal Familythe palace said in a statement at the time. Honorary military appointments and royal patronages held by the Duke and Duchess [de Sussex] will therefore be returned to Her Majesty, before being redistributed among the active members of the royal family.“In 2021, for the funeral of Prince Philip, the sovereign had decided that the whole family would go to the funeral in civilian clothes, making it possible to avoid deciding on the right of Harry and Andrew to wear the uniform.
Another member of the royal family (almost) in the same bag
However, another member of the royal family will be in the same situation as Prince Harry. This is of course Prince Andrew. In disgrace since his name was tainted in a court case, he was forced out of public life after being accused by Virginia Giuffre of sexual assault. Deprived of a royal role, the father of Eugenie and Beatrice – who will have an important role with King Charles III – will not wear the military uniform during ceremonies in tribute to his mother, AFP said. If he ended this affair by paying millions of dollars, the son “prefer” of the late sovereign will nevertheless not be able to appear in the famous uniform with her brothers and sister.