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Prince Andrew will not be allowed to wear his military uniform at Queen’s funeral
The second son of the Queen was stripped of his military titles at the start of the year
Prince Andrew will not be allowed to wear his military uniform at the Queen’s state funeral on Monday.
He was also banned from wearing the uniform or even saluting as he watched Her Majesty’s coffin travel through Edinburgh.
As a non-working member of the royal family, however, Prince Andrew can wear uniform as a special mark of respect for the Queen at the vigil in Westminster Hall.
The disgraced second son of the late monarch was stripped of his honorary military role at the start of this year due to his connections and friendship with paedophile and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He also paid $16m (£12m) to settle a civil sexual assault case to Virginia Roberts, who alleged Andrew sexually abused her when she was a minor.
According to Time, Andrew’s own income was not enough to cover the settlement, so Queen Elizabeth reportedly helped to cover the costs.
Prince Harry, who served on the front line during two tours of duty in Afghanistan, is also not permitted to wear military dress as a non-working royal.
The King, Prince of Wales, Princess Royal and Earl of Wessex will parade in military uniform at Monday’s funeral.
The Queen’s funeral, set to be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am, also marks a nationwide bank holiday, with schools ordered to close for the day.
However, guidance from the government has confirmed that giving employees the day off will be down to the discretion of each individual employer, who will need to make their own decision on whether or not they will give staff the day off.
A number of major supermarkets announced they would be closing or reducing their opening hours on the day of the funeral.
Aldi was one of the first to announce its planned closure, with the supermarket today saying it will be shutting all stores for the full day to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth.