Prince Harry 'only allowed to visit Queen's grave on one condition'

He was spotted paying his respects to his late grandmother

Prince Harry was reportedly only given permission to visit the late Queen's grave at the last minute on the anniversary of her death - and it was on one condition. The Duke of Sussex was in the UK when it was the first anniversary of his grandmother's death.

He had been at a charity event the night earlier. The prince was spotted leaving St George's Chapel, in Windsor, the next morning.

This is where the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are buried. Prince Harry was seen looking emotional as he left the chapel in a picture captured by a member of the public.

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Soon after, he travelled to Dusseldorf where the Invictus Games was taking place. According to aides, Harry had wanted to pay his respects at his grandmother's place of rest when he realised he would be in the UK on the first anniversary of her death.

But it is said he did not hold out much hope of getting permission to visit the chapel, The Telegraph reports. Buckingham Palace is said to have told him at the last minute that he could visit, so long as the visit was kept private.

Harry marked the poignant date miles apart from his estranged father King Charles and brother Prince William. Harry's relationships with his father and his brother have become strained in recent years.

It comes after he stepped back as a working Royal, along with wife Meghan Markle, before the couple moved their young family to the US. Harry lives in California with Meghan and their two children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.