Despite being allowed to wear his ceremonial military uniform to Queen Elizabeth II’s final vigil, Prince Harry’s outfit seemingly did not have one aspect that Prince William’s suit did.As the Prince of Wales, 40, led the Duke of Sussex, 38, and their cousins into Westminster Hall to stand guard at the queen’s coffin on Saturday, September 17, eagle-eyed royal viewers noticed that William’s epaulet featured an embroidered “ER” on the shoulder.
The “ER” is notably the late queen’s initials, which frequently appeared on her stationary and on signed documents. Compared to William’s epaulet, Harry’s was noticeably bare in the same location.
Buckingham Palace has not publicly addressed why Harry’s uniform seemed to not feature the late sovereign’s initials.Harry’s participation on Saturday marked the first time he was able to wear his military uniform since he and wife Meghan Markle stepped down from their posts as senior royals in 2020.
As a result, the BetterUp CIO was stripped of his ceremonial military titles. Since he no longer held such honorary titles, Harry was unable to wear his uniform to the queen’s Westminster Hall procession on Wednesday, September 14.“He has come to terms with not wearing uniform on these occasions,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “Whilst that’s disappointing in some senses, he’s just grateful to be present and honoring the queen.
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