However, his uncle, the Duke of York, will be allowed to wear military uniform at the state vigil, despite the Queen stripping him of all his honorary military roles in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. A spokesman for the Sussexes said: “Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will be wearing a morning suit to all events honoring his grandmother. “His decade of military service is not defined by the uniform he wears and we respectfully ask that the focus remain on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
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Only members of the royal family – who are not Harry and Andrew – are allowed to dress in uniform at five ceremonies.
Soldiers rehearse early in the morning for the Queen’s coffin procession Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. PA Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. PA Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. PA Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. Jeremy Selwyn Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. AP Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. AP Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. PA Early morning rehearsal for the procession of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, London, where it will lie in state until her funeral on Monday. PA These include the service at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on Monday, and the procession through Westminster Hall, the vigil in state, the funeral at Westminster Abbey and the ceremony at Windsor. But an exception has been made for Andrew, who will wear an outfit as a “special mark of respect” for the Queen when he stands guard around her coffin during the Princes’ Vigil. He is expected to be joined by the Queen’s other children – the King, Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex – in the process during the state fast later this week. Andrew resigned from public life after the furore over his friendship with pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. He went on to pay millions to settle a civil sexual assault case against a woman he claimed he had never met – even though there was a photo of him with his arm around her. In January, before his legal settlement, the Queen stripped him of all his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he dropped the style of HRH. Prince Andrew will be able to wear his military uniform / Getty Images Andrew, a former Royal Navy officer who served in the Falklands War, has retained the rank of Vice-Admiral and is expected to wear the matching uniform. Virginia Giuffre sued him for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 after being trafficked by Epstein. Andrew denied the allegations. At the service of thanksgiving at St Giles on Monday, Andrew wore a morning suit while his brothers, including Edward who retired from the Royal Marines, wore military dress as they processed behind the Queen’s coffin. Andrew wore eight medals and decorations – the South Atlantic Medal for Service in the Falklands, his Silver, Gold, Diamond and Platinum Medals, Royal Navy Long Service Medals with Bars, Canadian Forces Decoration with Bars and New Zealand Memorial Medal.
