Prince Harry 'humiliated' after initials removed from uniform

Prince Harry wore his military uniform to a vigil for Queen Elizabeth II with King Charles III's approval, but it may have been an insult.

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Harry, 38, and Prince William, 40, wore the Blues and Royals No. 1 dress uniform "at the King's request," but Harry's suit lacked the late queen's royal cypher, her initials "ER."

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Royal watchers noticed the cypher on William's shoulder epaulettes. Not Harry's.

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Friend: "He's heartbroken" "Removing his grandmother's initials was deliberate."

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A companion said the prince was so "devastated" he almost wore a morning suit to avoid "humiliation."

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One insider denied that an alternate clothing was ever considered, but agreed that Harry's "ER" cypher was erased.

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The prince, who abandoned royal duties in 2020 and lost his military honours, was first banned from wearing his uniform.

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The California-based royal, a decorated military veteran who served in Afghanistan, went behind the Queen's coffin this week.

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The Duke of Sussex and his brother took part in a 15-minute honour guard on Saturday night.

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First observed in uniform on the way to the service, then alongside his grandmother's coffin.

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Peter Phillips, 44, Zara Tindall, 41, Princess Anne's children, Princess Beatrice, 34, Princess Eugenie, 32, and Prince Edward's children, Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14, stood with the brothers.

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On Friday, King Charles III rescinded the ban and allowed his son and his disgraced brother, Prince Andrew, to wear their military uniforms at Westminster Hall.

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Andrew was compelled to leave public life after a 2019 BBC interview in which he defended his acquaintance with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and showed a shocking lack of empathy for Epstein's victims.

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Given Harry's military record, a source called it "ludicrous."

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Prince Harry 'humiliated' after initials removed from uniform

19-09-2022

By Jawad Hussain

Prince Harry wore his military uniform to a vigil for Queen Elizabeth II with King Charles III's approval, but it may have been an insult.

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Harry, 38, and Prince William, 40, wore the Blues and Royals No. 1 dress uniform "at the King's request," but Harry's suit lacked the late queen's royal cypher, her initials "ER."

@credit socialmedia

Royal watchers noticed the cypher on William's shoulder epaulettes. Not Harry's.

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Friend: "He's heartbroken" "Removing his grandmother's initials was deliberate."

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A companion said the prince was so "devastated" he almost wore a morning suit to avoid "humiliation."

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One insider denied that an alternate clothing was ever considered, but agreed that Harry's "ER" cypher was erased.

@credit socialmedia

The prince, who abandoned royal duties in 2020 and lost his military honours, was first banned from wearing his uniform.

@credit socialmedia

The California-based royal, a decorated military veteran who served in Afghanistan, went behind the Queen's coffin this week.

@credit socialmedia

The Duke of Sussex and his brother took part in a 15-minute honour guard on Saturday night.

@credit socialmedia

First observed in uniform on the way to the service, then alongside his grandmother's coffin.

@credit socialmedia

Peter Phillips, 44, Zara Tindall, 41, Princess Anne's children, Princess Beatrice, 34, Princess Eugenie, 32, and Prince Edward's children, Lady Louise Windsor, 18, and James, Viscount Severn, 14, stood with the brothers.

@credit socialmedia

On Friday, King Charles III rescinded the ban and allowed his son and his disgraced brother, Prince Andrew, to wear their military uniforms at Westminster Hall.

@credit socialmedia

Andrew was compelled to leave public life after a 2019 BBC interview in which he defended his acquaintance with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and showed a shocking lack of empathy for Epstein's victims.

@credit socialmedia

Given Harry's military record, a source called it "ludicrous."

@credit socialmedia