
Royal snub? The real reason Prince Harry's uniform was missing the symbol honoring the Queen
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The Duke of Sussex served 10 years in the British Army and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. He was allowed to wear his uniform once during the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
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"The answer to the missing lettering on Prince Harry’s uniform is for two reasons," True Royalty TV co-founder Nick Bullen told Fox News Digital. "One, he is no longer a serving member of the British Armed Forces. If you’re not a serving member of the British Armed Forces, you’re not allowed to wear His or Her Majesty’s uniform without permission from the monarch. To be frank, it’s to prevent people from dressing up and pretending to be a member of the armed forces. The only reason he was allowed to wear the uniform was that the king granted permission for that moment in Westminster Hall for the vigil, but he is not a serving member of the armed forces. Therefore, the uniform can be adapted to reflect that."
"The second reason is that he was granted those ‘EIIR’ letters when he was an aide-de-camp for Her Majesty," Bullen continued. "The reality is he is no longer in that role. And those letters were no longer required to be on the uniform. The reasons are clear. There is no ulterior motive. Those are just the rules."