Prince Andrew will be allowed to wear his military uniform at his late mother the Queen's lying in state vigil - but not at her state funeral.
Andrew, the late monarch’s disgraced second son, previously stepped back from public life and was stripped of his honorary military role by the Queen after the furore over his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, and paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case to a woman he claimed never to have met.
He will not wear his uniform at the state funeral or other ceremonial elements in the coming days. As a former Royal Navy officer who served in the Falklands War, Andrew retained his rank as a Vice Admiral.
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As a non-working member of the royal family, the Duke of York will wear uniform as a special mark of respect for the Queen at the vigil in Westminster Hall. It has not yet been confirm whether Prince Harry, who is also a non-working Royal, will wear military dress.
Other working royals including the King, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex will parade in military uniform at the state funeral and on four other occasions in the next week. The other four are the service of thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, the procession to Westminster Hall and service of prayer and reflection, the Vigil at Westminster Hall, and the committal service at St George’s Chapel Windsor.
At the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral in April 2021, this problem was dealt with by the Queen who decided that no members of the royal family should wear uniform. It was a break with tradition but seen as the most eloquent solution to the issue.
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