Prince Harry to face vigil at Queen's coffin in army uniform | World News

Queen Elizabeth's eight grandchildren, together with Princes William and Harry of their army uniforms, will stand vigil beside her coffin for quarter-hour on Saturday night, a Kensington Palace spokesman mentioned on Friday.

Harry, a veteran of the Afghanistan battle, has not been permitted to put on army uniform at occasions as far as he misplaced his honorary army titles when he stepped down from royal duties in 2020.

Elizabeth's coffin will lie in state at Westminster Corridor in London till Monday to permit members of the general public to pay their respects to the late monarch.

"The Prince of Wales will stand on the Head, the Duke of Sussex on the Foot," the spokesman mentioned, utilizing William and Harry's royal titles. "On the King's request, they'll each be in uniform."

Each William, the inheritor to the British throne, and Harry have served a number of years within the armed forces.

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The opposite grandchildren will likely be in morning coat and darkish formal costume with decorations. In line with the palace, Prince William will stand on the head of the coffin and Prince Harry on the foot through the 15-minute vigil.

Their spouses won't attend the vigil, the spokesman mentioned.

In the meantime, King Charles III travelled to Wales for his first official go to as monarch on the ultimate a part of his Operation Spring Tide UK-wide mourning tour. He and the Queen Consort, Camilla, attended a prayer and reflection service for the Queen on the metropolis's Llandaff Cathedral on Friday.

As a part of the royal couple's ultimate go to to the UK's 4 nations, in addition they attended an occasion on the devolved Welsh authorities Senedd, or Parliament, in Cardiff Bay and greeted members of the general public within the grounds of Cardiff Fort.