As the royal family said goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as her casket was loaded into the hearse, Prince Harry notably did not join the salute.Following the queen’s Monday, September 19, state funeral at Westminster Abbey, the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex walked alongside Prince William and King Charles III as they marched behind her casket to Wellington Arch in London.As British troops lifted the late sovereign’s coffin into the waiting car, the 73-year-old king offered a subtle salute to his mother.
The Prince of Wales, 40, was also spotted saluting his grandmother before she was driven to Windsor Castle for a committal service.Prince HarryWhile both Charles and William — who wore ceremonial military suits on Monday — paid tribute to the queen’s former status as their commander in chief, Harry notably kept his hands by his side.
The California resident also did not wear a uniform during the proceedings, instead donning a black morning suit.Harry stepped back from his role as a senior royal in 2020 — alongside wife Meghan Markle — which meant he had been stripped of his ceremonial military titles.
As the BetterUp CIO no longer held such titles, he was not allowed to wear such garb or offer a salute.Buckingham Palace did offer Harry an exception to wear a military uniform during a Saturday, September 17, vigil alongside his older brother and his cousins.
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