Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has stepped in to settle a issue more than what senior royals should really put on to her husband’s funeral, mainly because of issues about whether or not Prince Harry and Prince Andrew should really put on military uniforms, media reported on Thursday.
Prince Philip died aged 99 final week and his funeral will be held at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
Traditionally at such formal occasions, members of the royal household put on military uniforms, typically reflecting honorary titles they hold.
However, according to British newspapers, there have been debates behind the scenes more than what the queen’s son Andrew and grandson Harry should really put on.
Harry, 36, the Duke of Sussex, quit all his royal duties and lost all his military patronages in January right after moving to Los Angeles with wife Meghan and son Archie, but wanted to put on the dress uniform he wore for his wedding day.
Andrew, 61, the Duke of York, stepped away from official engagements mainly because of his “ill-judged” association with the late disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Papers reported that he wished to attend the funeral in the uniform of admiral, a honorary rank he was awarded to mark his 60th birthday but he deferred till his return to public life.
Compounding the situation was the reality that the two royals are the only ones to have noticed active service – Harry in Afghanistan and Andrew in the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict.
Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on the reports but according to the Daily Mail, the 94-year-old queen had now decided all royals should really put on mourning suits to prevent any embarrassment.
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