Prince Harry is said to not be allowed to wear a military uniform to the coronation

Prince Harry to his father “he was not allowed to wear his military uniform”. King Charles III‘s coronation despite having served 10 years in the military, according to a new report.

The Duke of Sussex is expected to personally attend the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla on Saturday, May 6. His wife Meghan Markle will remain in California with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

Harry, who has also served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, is expected to wear morning clothes for the ceremony. The Telegraph. The decision follows royal protocol, which normally prohibits non-employee members of the royal family from wearing military uniforms on official state occasions.

Harry and Meghan announced in January 2020 that they intended to step down from their roles as senior members of the royal family. They later moved to the United States. According to the couple’s decision, Harry was stripped of his military honors.

The duke’s status as an unemployed member of the royal family also meant that he was initially he was not allowed to wear a military uniform during the September funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. But Harry was he was finally allowed to wear his uniform while keeping vigil at the late monarch’s coffin besides the Prince of Wales and six other grandchildren of her majesty at the request of King Charles III.

Although the king allowed his youngest son to wear his military uniform while paying respects to the late queen, Prince Harry reportedly had “no specific requirements regarding his coronation attire” and was instead “willing to wear whatever they demanded of him,” according to reports The Telegraph.

The Independent A representative for the Duke of Sussex has been approached for comment.

The coronation is expected to be a “skinny” affair, with 2,000 guests said to be in attendance instead of the 8,000 guests present at the Queen’s coronation in 1953.

It has also been reported that the ceremony will be much shorter than the late Queen’s ceremony, which lasted more than three hours, and will have a more relaxed dress code, with peers possibly being able to wear lounge or morning dresses instead of formal robes of crimson velvet and ermine.

As for the king’s coronation attire, it was reported that he was advised them to forgo the traditionally lavish robes for which the coronation ceremony is knownand opted instead for his military uniform.

Prince William, Prince Harry’s older brother, is also expected to wear a military uniform at his father’s coronation.