Not a great decision. Charles is already showing weakness. IMO Andrew retired from the Navy. Harry quit and both were stripped of their honorary titles...neither are working Royals.
And as an observer how does this decision affect you?
The original plan (supposedly the Queen's wishes) was yes for Andrew but no for Harry because he quit...as opposed to retiring. This is how it stood until today.I think the most important signal will be WHICH uniform they turn up in. Andrew famously wanted to wear his honorary admiral's uniform to the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, and got a flat no.
I suspect that the uniforms they will be wearing will be the far more modest ones that they actually wore on duty right before retirement. For Andrew, that would be the dress uniform of a Royal Navy Commander, and for Harry, the uniform of a Pilot Caption in the Army Air Corps. If so, it may be that Charles didn't actually make the decision. As retirees honourably discharged, they may have been given special permission directly by those services to wear them for this one occasion, if it was applied for as part of the Queen's funeral plan request. It's definitely not the norm in the UK services, but if the Queen personally requested permission to let her retired son and grandson wear their service uniforms to her funeral, I think that the Army & Navy might have been willing to grant an exception. This is what those service uniforms look like.
It's one of the protocols set by Buckingham Palace. It's why Charles, Anne and Edward were in uniform for The Queen's Prayer Service and Andrew was not. He would only be allowed to wear it at the final vigil.
There have been multiple concessions requested in the last week. Where does it stop?
Again. Why does it matter to you so much? I just don’t get the venom you have.
Well we do have 100,000 lakes!Maybe someone here besides me would like to learn a little about Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex? He's been relatively anonymous all these years, compared to his siblings and I found this article very pleasant and informative. I love that he has specifically focused on taking over Prince Philip's former duties.
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a34642998/prince-edward-windsor-facts/
P.S. @CdnCarrie, if you read through carefully, there's a special little something in there for you!
It's a lot more leaders than a G7 conference though. Many more countries and the inclusion of Royal families.
In the UK, those who have retired from the military generally do not wear there uniforms (unlike, say, the US). The Royal family where theirs based on their honorary membership, which Andrew and Harry no longer have. At least, that is my simplistic understanding.
The slightly strange thing is, that to this month, the DofE certificates issued still bear the signature of Prince Philip.
