Specifically, the Duke of Sussex will join his brother, the Prince of Wales, in uniform around the coffin at Westminster Hall ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday. Harry, who saw action on the front line during two tours in Afghanistan, has not previously had the chance to don his military uniform as he publicly mourns the fact that he is no longer a working royal. However, royal sources say the king has decided his youngest son will wear uniform for the vigil, saying he will stand at the foot of the coffin, with William at the head. Despite being a former army officer, he wore civilian dress for official events, including walking behind his grandmother’s coffin on Wednesday when it was taken to Westminster Hall to lie in state. Members of the public queuing at Southwark Park in London Credit: Ian West/PA William will be flanked by his cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, the children of the Princess Royal. while Harry will be with the Duke of York’s daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenia. The Earl of Wessex’s children, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn will stand near the middle. On Friday night, the Queen’s children – Charles, the Duke of York, Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex – took part in their own vigil. The King, Anne, Andrew and Edward had serious looks on their faces as they stood vigil around their mother’s coffin, their heads bowed as members of the audience slowly passed by. King Charles III, the Earl of Wessex and the Duke of York hold a vigil by their mother’s coffin Credit: Daniel Leal/PA It comes as final preparations are underway for the funeral on Monday, with political and royal dignitaries from around the world expected to arrive throughout the weekend. On Saturday, Prime Minister Liz Truss will meet the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand – Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern – at the government’s Chevening country house, a No 10 spokesman said. Charles will also meet chiefs of staff at Buckingham Palace on Saturday and visit police headquarters to thank emergency services for their work in planning the funeral. On Sunday, Ms Truss will meet Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Polish President Andrzej Duda and US President Joe Biden at Downing Street. He will have an audience with the King before attending his reception for visiting heads of state at Buckingham Palace on Sunday. Charles wrapped up his home nations tour on Friday, starting his day with a visit to Wales, following trips to Northern Ireland and Scotland in recent days. Meanwhile, thousands of people continue to queue to see the Queen’s coffin lie in state, with some facing more than a day in a row. As of 5am on Saturday, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, which is in queue-monitoring mode, said queues were expected to last “at least 24 hours”, after stretching for up to 25 hours earlier in the morning. Those inside Westminster Hall were briefly shocked on Friday night when a man was arrested after stepping out of the queue to approach the Queen’s coffin. The Metropolitan Police said the incident happened at around 10pm, as the live feed from inside the hall was briefly interrupted. A statement from Scotland Yard said: ‘At around 10pm on Friday 16 September officers from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection arrested a man in Westminster Hall following a disturbance. “He was arrested for an offense under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody.” Two thousand people will gather at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday for the Queen’s funeral. (Hannah McKay/PA) Credit: Hannah McKay/PA Around 800 people, including members of the Queen’s Household and Windsor estate staff, will attend the service afterwards at 4pm. at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. After the funeral, the King and members of the royal family will walk behind the Queen’s coffin at Wellington Arch as it leaves Westminster Abbey, before being driven to Windsor in the state hearse. The Queen’s remarkable life was recalled in our latest episode of What You Need To Know
