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Originally, non-senior members of the royal family were not allowed to wear military fatigues to the vigil, but Andrew was given permission despite being stripped of his titles earlier this year amid a huge scandal involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Prince Harry, for his part, was initially not allowed to wear the royal attire since he and his wife Meghan Markle made the decision to step back as senior members of the royal family in January 2020. But that certainly didn’t stop the masses to come to the Duke of Sussex’s defense after Andrew was given permission to wear his outfit as a non-working royal, prompting a statement from Sussex’s spokesman earlier this week which said:
“[Prince Harry] will wear 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.”
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An update: According to the original report by royal reporter and author Omid Scobie, “Only working royals will wear military uniforms for ceremonial events honoring the Queen next week: a procession and service in Edinburgh today, a coffin procession in Westminster Hall (and vigil to follow), state funeral, final ceremony at Windsor.’
Once Andrew was given an exemption, viewers pointed out the double-dealing between him and Prince Harry, although that now appears to have been rectified. Luckily the palace recovered!
Gretty Garcia Assistant News Editor Gretty Garcia is the assistant news editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers all things news, entertainment and pop culture.
