Prince Harry got to wear his military uniform as he reunited with Prince William and the queen’s six other grandchildren to pay respects at her lying-in-state.
Prince Harry wore military uniform as he joined Prince William in their latest joint appearance in memory of their late-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday.
The brothers participated in a poignant vigil beside her coffin, joined by their royal cousins, after days of debate about a ruling that only working royals would get to wear uniform at the 96-year-old monarch’s funeral.
Prince Andrew was given special permission to wear his military uniform at a vigil that was only for the queen’s children, however, initially no similar opportunity was found for Harry.
That all changed when on Friday, September 16, the palace announced King Charles III had invited Harry to wear his uniform at the vigil for grandchildren.
William and Harry were joined by Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips (the children of Princess Anne), Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie (the children of Prince Andrew) as well as Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn (the children of Prince Edward).
The Queen’s body has been lying-in-state at the hall since Tuesday where, in accordance with tradition, members of the public have been able to file past to pay their respects.
People began lining up for the lying-in-state days in advance with the queue being closed at points after reaching capacity with wait times extending to up to 24 hours.
The grandchildren’s vigil is the first of it’s kind to take place with female members of the royal family included among them.
