It hints at a lack of communication between the London- and California-based branches of the family, as well as a lack of certainty about exactly how to deal with Harry and Meghan as grieving members of the Queen’s family. It emerged on Friday that the king had given his personal permission for the Duke to wear a uniform when he held a vigil at his grandmother’s coffin on Saturday night. Prince Harry will form a guard of honor in Westminster Hall with his seven cousins, from the eldest, Peter Phillips, 43, to the youngest, James, Viscount Severn, 14. The Prince of Wales will stand at the head of the coffin and his brother at the feet. “At the king’s request, they will both be in uniform,” a palace source said. The other grandchildren will be in morning coats and dark formal dresses with embellishments. Prince William, 40, will be joined by Zara Tindall, 41, and her brother Mr Phillips. Prince Harry, 38, will be flanked by Princess Beatrice, 34, and Princess Eugenie, 32, with Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and her brother Viscount in the middle of the coffin. “The grandchildren, at the King’s invitation, are very keen to pay their respects – just as their parents do the night before,” the source added. The various spouses, including the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex, will not be attending.
