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Prince Andrew was banned from wearing his military outfit and saluting at last night's vigil for his mother in Edinburgh.
The Duke of York turned up to yesterday's ceremony in a suit, a sharp contrast to his siblings - Princess Anne and Prince Edward - who wore their military uniforms for the traditional Vigil of the Princes at St Giles Cathedral.
It was a public dressing down for the Queen's third child, and a reminder of his lowered status after he was stripped of his military titles and booted from public life by the Firm for his links to notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
In recent years he has been plagued with accusations made by one of Epstein's 'sex slaves' alleging the royal had sexually abused her when she was a minor under American law.
This culminated in a bombshell US lawsuit and a multimillion-pound out of court settlement, although the Duke of York has consistently denied the allegations.
In the fallout Andrew gave up his HRH status and was stripped of all his honorary military titles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.
And this became apparent yesterday as his siblings arrived to take a vigil over their mother's coffin in their military uniforms, while Andrew was left wearing only a suit and his medals.
Members of the royal family stand at a Service of Prayer and Reflection for the life of Queen Elizabeth II at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh today
Prince Andrew was not permitted to wear his military uniform at the vigil for his mother today. Here he is pictured speaking to his elder brother, King Charles (right) outside St Giles Cathedral
Princess Anne (left) and Prince Edward (right) attended the vigil in full military uniform, while Andrew (centre back) was dressed in a suit
After a short procession, King Charles III, Anne, the Princess Royal, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward each stood on one of the four corners of the oak coffin with their heads bowed in a ceremony known as the Vigil of the Princes.
The Duke of York kept his eyes closed for a period of time during the 10-minute vigil, while the Princess Royal and Earl of Wessex had their eyes fixed towards the floor. The King - his eyes moistening - kept his hands joined and also looked towards the floor as members of the public filed past.
The King and his family stood alongside four suited members of the Royal Company of Archers, who were standing guard dressed in long-feathered hats and armed with arrows and quivers.
Members of the public - who have been filing past the coffin in their thousands throughout the afternoon - were briefly held back to allow the royals to take their place.
However, they continued to file past once the vigil began, offering them an extraordinary perspective on the historic moment.
A number of members of the public bowed as they passed the King, with others walking solemnly by with heads down.
Charles wore the Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan and white heather in his lappelle from Balmoral, while