Members of the royal family wore morning dress with mantles. William wore ceremonial dress uniform,belonging to the Welsh Guards,reflecting his rank and position as Colonel of the Regiment.
The second in line to the throne,Prince George,the youngest-ever royal to take part in a coronation, served as a Page of Honour,wearing that official uniform.
Prince Harry,by contrast,having served two tours of Afghanistan,wore morning dress,as is the required dress code for civilians attending the ceremony,with his medals pinned to his chest.
He cut a lonely and visibly less regal figure as he entered the abbey by himself,his wife,Meghan,having opted to stay at home with their two children rather than return to the country she and Harry have accused of driving them away.
The last time Harry was seen with his family,at the funeral of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II last year,he had not published histell-all memoir,Spare,nor had the pair’s lucrative Netflix documentary in which they accuse the royal households of trading information on them,been aired.
The effects of those actions were on clear display as the rain poured outside the abbey on Saturday.