A source exclusively tells Page Six that Harry – who was previously told he couldn’t wear the military uniform – did not ask for the change. “He was just ready to wear whatever his grandmother designed. He has focused on honoring her and finally. If they wanted him in uniform, I have no reason to believe he wouldn’t oblige,” our source says. A source told the Daily Mirror, which first reported the news on Thursday, that it was initially a “ridiculous situation”. “The Duke of Sussex has served his country and is a highly respected member of the armed forces for what he has done for veterans,” a source told the paper. “It is important that all the Queen’s grandchildren feel welcome and comfortable as they mourn their beloved grandmother together.” Prince Harry will now be allowed to wear his military uniform during a special vigil.Getty Images The Queen’s eight grandchildren, including Princes William and Harry, are expected to stand Saturday night for a 15-minute vigil by their grandmother’s coffin. The Queen’s other grandchildren, including Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, Zara and Peter Phillips and Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn, will also take part in the vigil at Westminster Hall. It is unclear whether Harry has been given permission to wear his military uniform for the funeral on Monday. It was announced earlier this week that Harry and his disgraced uncle Prince Andrew would be banned from wearing their military uniforms at the Queen’s funeral on September 19. The Duke of Sussex, 38, was stripped of his military titles when he stepped down from royal life in 2020 and moved to California with his wife, Meghan Markle. Prince Andrew was forced to retire from public life in 2019 after a devastating BBC interview in which he defended his friendship with notorious financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and claimed he had never met sex abuse accuser Virginia Geoffre . He later paid millions of dollars to settle a civil suit with Giuffre. Prince Harry enjoyed a close relationship with his grandmother.Getty Images As Page Six exclusively reported, Harry — who served two front-line tours in Afghanistan — was “saddened” by the decision. Read Page Six’s updated coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s death: Prince Andrew and Prince Harry were both previously banned from wearing their military uniforms.WireImage “Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will wear a morning suit to all events in honor of his grandmother,” a Sussex spokesperson said in a statement to Page Six on Tuesday. “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.”
