London — Queen Elizabeth II’s eight grandchildren will stand vigil by her coffin in London’s Westminster Hall on Saturday night, Kensington Palace introduced Friday. At the request of King Charles III, both William, Prince of Wales, and his brother Harry, Duke of Sussex, will put on military uniforms.
The transfer comes after the king gave earlier steerage, reported by CBS News contributor Royah Nikkhah, that solely working members of the royal household can be permitted to put on their uniforms throughout ceremonial occasions main as much as the queen’s state funeral.
That resolution meant that Harry, who served two excursions in Afghanistan, wore a go well with as he processed behind his grandmother’s coffin this week. Surrounded by his father, brother and aunt and uncles in uniform, Harry selected to put on his military medals pinned to his lapel.
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The steerage meant that Prince Andrew, the king’s youthful brother whose picture stays deeply tarnished by his affiliation with the late Jeffrey Epstein, additionally didn’t seem in uniform for the procession on Wednesday. Andrew, who additionally served in the military, was stripped of his royal patronages and military affiliations over sexual abuse allegations linked to Epstein.
It is unclear what Andrew will put on as he joins his brother, the king, and their two different siblings to stand vigil at the queen’s coffin on Friday night.
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During the grandchildren’s vigil for their late grandmother on Saturday, William will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry will stand at the foot. The vigil will final for quarter-hour.
The queen’s different grandchildren will be in darkish formal costume. They embody the youngsters of Princess Anne, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips, the youngsters of Prince Andrew, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and the youngsters of Prince Edward, Lady Louise and Viscount Severn.