Buckingham Palace dismisses claims Prince Harry was only told of Queen’s death five minutes before public

The claims were said to be further proof of the growing chasm between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family.

Buckingham Palace aides have reacted with fury to claims Prince Harry was only told the Queen had died five minutes before the public.

The UK’s Daily Telegraph reported the claims on the eve of Her Majesty’s funeral and said it was further proof of the growing chasm between Harry and the rest of the Royal Family.

A spokesman for King Charles hit back, saying: “The public was only informed after every family member had been informed.”

While Prince Harry was told shortly before the news was announced, he was on a plane to Scotland at the time and could only be contacted once he had landed.

The Telegraph took down their story and replaced it with another article which said Harry had not been treated differently to other members of the Royal Family.

Prince Harry arrives to hold a vigil in honour of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Harry has, however, been treated differently in other ways.

He was reportedly uninvited from the state reception attended by hundreds of world leaders, royalty and diplomats last night.

And at a vigil over the Queen’s coffin over the weekend, he was not allowed to wear the Queen’s “ER” initials on his military uniform - while his disgraced uncle Prince Andrew was allowed to keep his.

The Duke of Sussex joined Prince William and the Queen’s six other grandchildren to hold a vigil over the Her Majesty’s coffin on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEST).

He was given extraordinary permission to wear his Blues and Royals uniform, including the medals he earned during two tours of Afghanistan.

But a key detail was missing — the ER insignia that stands for Elizabeth Regina (Queen Elizabeth in Latin).

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Peter Phillips, walk behind the coffin during the ceremonial procession of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II (Photo by Ian West - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prince Andrew — who is also no longer a working royal — was not only allowed to wear his uniform but was also allowed to carry his mother’s initials during a vigil alongside the King, Princess Anne and Prince Edward the night before.

Harry was so “devastated” by the ban on wearing the ER initials on his shoulder that he considered ditching the military garb altogether for a simple morning suit, the Sunday Times reported.

The initials are only to be worn by people “in service” of the monarch.

A friend told the newspaper: “He is heartbroken. To remove his grandmother’s initials feels very intentional.”