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British royals will wear civilian clothes at Prince Philip's funeral to avoid showing which princes are entitled to a military uniform, especially with Harry in mind who left the monarchy a year ago, local media reported on Thursday.

The Duke of Edinburgh, who died last Friday, will be buried on Saturday at Windsor Castle , some 50 km west of London, and due to the pandemic only 30 people, mostly close relatives, will be able to attend the funeral.

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According to The Sun newspaper and other media, Queen Elizabeth II decided that everyone should attend in civilian clothes.

Otherwise, the funeral would have emphasized the loss of honorary military titles for Harry , the queen 's 36-year-old grandson and a former British Army captain, following his resounding exit from the monarchy in 2020.

Harry, the Duke of Sussex and sixth in line, was stripped of his military titles after leaving his official duties as a member of the royal family and moving to California with his wife, former American actress Meghan Markle.

Although he carried out two missions in Afghanistan, he is only allowed to wear a suit with service medals. Another possible conflict is that of the monarch's third son, Prince Andrew, a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot who participated in the Falklands War. 1982. Andrés , 61, was removed from public life after the scandal caused by his friendship with the late American pederast financier Jeffrey Epstein . The Duke of York was due to receive the honorary rank of admiral for his 60th birthday , but the appointment was put on hold. Andrés -the only royals who served on the front- did not wear a uniform and others did. According to this conservative newspaper, the decision ultimately fell on the queen , who according to The Sun "personally intervened" to suggest the dress code for The decision will allow the royal family to present a united front, at least when it comes to clothing, while the funeral will have a strong military element due to Prince Philip 's past as a naval commander. Harry 's involvement in the The ceremony will be his first public appearance with the royals since he and Meghan , 39, gave an explosive television interview in which they accused of racism to an unidentified member of the family.