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Prince Harry Wears the Frockcoat Uniform of the Blues and Royals to his wedding

Prince Harry has arrived at St. George’s Chapel wearing the frock coat uniform of the Blues and Royals.

The Queen has given her permission for her grandson to wear the uniform.

The frockcoat is made of blue doeskin.

On the coat, Prince Harry wears the Pilots’ Wing badge that he received while serving in the Army Air Corps, for flying Apache helicopters. He also wears four medal ribbons: K.C.V.O, Afghanistan, The Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

 

Prince Harry’s hat is a Blues and Royals Forage Cap No.1, which is part of the Dress uniform, and he wears the waist belt with a Regimental buckle and slings without the sword.

It took the uniform maker one week to make Prince Harry’s uniform.

Prince Harry served in the British Army for a ten-year period from 2005 to 2015 and rose to the rank of Captain in the Blues and Royals. He completed two tours in Afghanistan during his career before retiring from service to focus on his royal duties.

He continues to be involved in military charities and founded the Invictus Games in 2014.

The best man, Prince William, is also wearing the same uniform, with different medals: his wings for flying with the RAF, and medals for The Queen’s Golden Jubilee and The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. He’s wearing the Garter stars as a member of the Order of the Garter, and as an Aide-de-Camp to The Queen, he wears on his shoulder strap the Queen’s cyphers (EIIR) and a gold Aiguilette on the right shoulder.

About author

Jess Ilse is the Assistant Editor at Royal Central. She specialises in the British, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Royal Families and has been following royalty since Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. Jess has provided commentary for media outlets in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Jess works in communications and her debut novel THE MAJESTIC SISTERS will publish in Fall 2024.