At the Queen's funeral, Prince Harry did not participate in the salute with other family members.
In a parade leading up to the event, Prince William, King Charles, and his siblings all saluted.
Harry's military titles had been taken away, so he was unable to salute.
On Monday, September 19, a funeral service for Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey in London.
Before the service, the royal family participated in a parade behind the Queen's casket.
Stunning images from the occasion show senior royals saluting during the procession, including King Charles, Prince William, Princess Anne, and Prince Edward. Additionally, some royals wore military garb.
Black morning suit-clad Prince Harry didn't offer a salute.According to Hello! magazine, a soldier shows respect to a higher rank by giving a salute. Harry lost his military titles when he retired from royal duties in the spring of 2020, according to the publication, thus he was unable to salute with his family.Despite being prohibited from donning a military uniform for the funeral, the Duke of Sussex was permitted to do so at a vigil on Saturday. Harry previously wore a uniform to stand guard around the Queen's coffin with Prince William and his cousins, as Insider's Maria Noyen reported.
He was wearing a new outfit, according to Roya Nikkhah, royal editor for The Sunday Times. Harry was "devastated" and "heartbroken" when the "ER" initials, which stood for Queen Elizabeth, went missing, Nikkhah said at the time.The duke served in the military for ten years. According to the royal website, he completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan and advanced through the ranks, becoming a captain in 2011.
The Invictus Games, which the duke founded in 2014, allow him to remain actively involved with military personnel, veterans, and their families even though he left the army in 2015.
Insider was informed by a Harry spokesperson earlier this week that the prince would honor the Queen by donning a morning suit.We sincerely request that attention be kept on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II because "his decade of military service is not dictated by the uniform he wears," the spokeswoman stated.
The Duke of Sussex's spokesman and Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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