Like father, like son: Prince William to wear military uniform for Royal wedding
With speculation still surrounding who will make Kate Middleton's royal wedding dress, it appears her fiance Prince William's attire will be easier to pick.
William is expected to follow royal tradition and marry in military dress - like his father Prince Charles and uncle Prince Andrew - with his RAF uniform likely to be the one selected.
It is reported that the Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, which already supplies suits to the royal, has been chosen to make the outfit.
Man in uniform: Prince William is expected to wear a military uniform on his wedding day in April
A source told Hello: 'Prince William did have the option to wear a normal suit but has decided to wear a military uniform.
'He will decide in due course which one he will choose.'
The starting price for a Gieves & Hawkes RAF uniform is £2,800, can take up to ten weeks to make and will involve at least two sittings.
Model behaviour: William follows in his father's footsteps, who wore his Royal Navy uniform to marry Diana in 1981
Over the decades many royal men have married in military uniform with the prince's father and grandfather, the Prince of Wales and Duke of Edinburgh respectively, both walking up the aisle in Royal Navy dress.
But William is an RAF officer serving as a helicopter pilot with the Search and Rescue Force (Sarf) at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales.
Flight Lieutenant Wales graduated as a fully operational Sarf pilot in September last year and is known to find his job stimulating and exciting.
The prince will one day be head of the Armed Forces and so retains his commissions as officers in the Royal Navy and the Army, within the Household Cavalry.
But it is expected he will choose to wear the RAF uniform in recognition of his present role.
William is a Knight of the Order of the Garter and on his wedding day is likely to wear the Order's blue sash, with its attached badge, and star.
The royal has received one military honour and will proudly wear his Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
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