• The “Vigil of the Princes” took place in London’s Westminster Hall where Queen Elizabeth’s body is lying in state.
• The vigil included all of the royals dressed in ceremonial naval gear.
• Prince Harry has apparently been granted special clearance to wear his military uniform.

In a mournful vigil honoring Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, King Charles III and his three siblings stood guard around their mother Queen Elizabeth II’s casket on Friday.

The crowd, who had been waiting in line for hours, kept filing by as the new monarch, Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward mounted the guard around her flag-draped casket in silence.

The “Vigil of the Princes,” which took place in London’s mediaeval Westminster Hall where Queen Elizabeth’s body is lying in state before her funeral on Monday, included all of the royals dressed in ceremonial naval gear.

For 12 minutes, her children stood with their heads bent as other members of the royal family, such as Queen Consort Camilla, looked on and mourners from the public paid their respects.

According to AFP, Andrew, who had his royal titles taken this year due to an assault incident, was only permitted to don a uniform during the 11-day period of mourning.

In the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina, The Duke of York, as he is also known, piloted helicopters from the Royal Navy.

Despite no longer being a working royal, Prince Harry, who did two tours in Afghanistan with the British army, has apparently also been granted special clearance to wear his military uniform.

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