Prince Harry 'deeply saddened' after Remembrance Day request denied

Prince Harry reportedly asked that a wreath be laid on his behalf at the royals Remembrance Day service in London on Sunday but it is understood his request was denied, leaving Harry feeling "deeply saddened".

Harry, the Duke of Sussex, resigned as a senior working member of the British royal family in January 2020 alongside his wife Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. As such they no longer represent the monarchy.

As part of their exit deal, Harry gave up his military titles and walked away from official royal duties.

This was painful for Harry, according to the authors of the book Finding Freedom.

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"If his grandmother's validation of his experiences served as encouragement, the most demoralising aspect of the new deal was his being stripped of his honorary military appointments that had been awarded to him as a senior royal," they write.

"As a retired serviceman, Harry would always be able to wear his medals, but no longer could he wear uniform as Captain General of the Royal Marines, Honorary Air Force Commandant of the Royal Air Force Base Honington, and honorary Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Navy's Small Ships and Diving Operations. These roles had come to an end."

Harry first laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in 2009 when he was 25. He and Meghan now live in California in the United States where they are pursuing their own projects.

Harry has recorded a Declassifed podcast to air this week in which he speaks about the importance of Remembrance Day for him, saying: "Remembrance Day for me is a moment for respect and for hope.

"I wear it [the poppy] to celebrate the bravery and determination of all our veterans. These are the people and moments I remember when I salute, when I stand at attention and when I lay a wreath at the Cenotaph."