Prince Harry will don military uniform along with seven of the Queen’s grandchildren for a special memorial service on Saturday, it has been reported. Palace officials intervened when the Duke of Sussex was barred from wearing uniform while his uncle, the Duke of York, was given a special dispensation despite his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein child sex-trafficking scandal. Harry, who saw action on the front line during two tours in Afghanistan, has previously worn a morning suit with medals for official events, including the late monarch’s state funeral. All eight of the Queen’s grandchildren, including Harry and William, will wear military garb for a 15-minute silent vigil by the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Saturday. A royal source told the Mirror: “Common sense has prevailed.
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“It was a ridiculous situation, given that the Duke of Sussex has served his country and is a highly respected member of the armed forces with all he has done for veterans. “It is important that all the Queen’s grandchildren feel welcome and comfortable as they mourn their beloved grandmother together.” The coffin carrying Queen Elizabeth II is moved from Buckingham Palace / Getty Images It came after a spokesman for the Sussexes hit back at the funeral ban saying: “Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will be wearing a morning suit to all events in honor of 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.” The Queen stripped him of all his honorary military roles and he resigned from public life after his friendship with pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. But the Duke of York was granted special leave as a “special mark of respect” for his mother at the Princes’ Vigil, where none of the Queen’s grandchildren will attend.
