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Steven White

Moment Prince William salutes during Queen's funeral procession as Harry and Andrew banned

The Prince of Wales gave a final royal salute during Queen Elizabeth II's funeral procession but two members of the royal family were not allowed to.

The coffin of the late monarch left Westminster Abbey on Monday as the procession began allowing thousand of mourners on the streetsto pay their last respects.

At one point, gun salutes were being fired every minute from Hyde Park as it punctuate the silent atmosphere nearby Wellington Arch, where a handful of military figures were in wait.

However, both Prince Harry and Prince Andrew were not allowed to perform a salute during the coffin procession.

Prince and Andrew and Harry can only bow their heads in the funeral procession as non-working royals (REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool)

All Andrew and Harry could do was bow their heads as they were not wearing military uniform as they are no longer working royals.

Andrew stepped down from public life after the furore over his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

The royal, famously said to be the Queen's favourite son, stepped down from public life after the furore over his friendship with paedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

He went on to pay millions to settle a civil sexual assault case to Virginia Giuffre. This was not an admission of guilt.

Before this, the Queen stripped him of all of his honorary military roles, including Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and he gave up his HRH style.

The royal party salute as the Queen's coffin is carried in to Westminster Abbey today (Steve Bainbridge)

While his nephew Prince Harry stepped down from public life in 2020 after moving to California with his wife, Megan Markle.

On Tuesday, the Sussex spokesperson said: "[Prince Harry] will wear a morning suit throughout events honouring his grandmother.

"His decade of military service is not determined by the uniform he wears and we respectfully ask that focus remain on the life and legacy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II."

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