Wednesday 21 September 2022 02:32 AM Prince Andrew was 'made' by King Charles III to wear his military uniform at ... trends now

Prince Andrew was made by King Charles III to wear his military uniform as he joined his siblings for a 'final vigil' around his late mother's coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall, reports claim. 

The Duke of York, 62, arrived at the vigil in Westminster Hall, London while his mother was lying in state with the rest of his siblings in his full uniform after it was said his brother lifted a ban on him wearing the outfit. 

But palace sources told the Times, this 'out of the blue' instruction does not mean Andrew, who was forced to give up his HRH status and was stripped of all his honorary military titles earlier this year amid the fallout from his ties to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein will return as a working royal. 

A Buckingham Palace source said the decision by the Charles to let him wear his uniform for the London vigil, but not the Princes ceremony at St Giles' Cathedral or the Queen's state funeral, was an 'act of kindness'.

Paying tribute to the Monarch, Prince Andrew said on Sunday: 'Mummy, your love for a son, your compassion, your care, your confidence I will treasure forever.'

s the Queen's children, along with Prince William and Prince Harry, followed the Queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall last week, neither the Duke of York nor the Duke of Sussex were wearing their uniforms - instead dressed in suits. 

During a Vigil of Princes ceremony last Monday at St Giles' Cathedral, Prince Andrew was not wearing his military uniform as he is no longer a working royal.

However as Andrew replicated the ceremonial act with his siblings on Friday evening, in which they 'took guard' and surrounded their mother's coffin, the Falklands War veteran was allowed to wear his military uniform. 

It is thought King Charles lifted the ban on Andrew's dress as a 'mark of respect for his mother'.