Prince Harry did not always like the public attention he received as a working royal (Image: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

Prince Harry may have usually appeared smiling and happy around fans during his time as a working royal, but it turns out this wasn’t always the case. While on the royal stage, the Duke of Sussex always appeared bright and cheery but there was a moment in a restaurant away from the spotlight which presented Harry in a very different light.

This moment was in 2013 when Harry was out enjoying a lunch with his former girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, and her family in Kidlington. The Prince and her family were able to eat towards the back of the restaurant, with limited people able to see them, and enjoy their meal in peace.

It was only afterwards, when they had finished eating, that the Duke, 41, was approached by an elderly man who had one small request.

According to royal author and expert Tina Brown, Harry was asked by the man for a photograph for his unwell wife, which Harry did not respond to pleasantly.

Recalling the incident in her book The Palace Papers, Tina Brown wrote that the man said to Harry, “Oh, sir, so sorry, I know it’s Christmas time, but could I just take a photograph to give to my wife who isn’t well?”

Ms Brown continued: “And so Cressida opened her mouth and said: ‘Oh, of course.’ And Harry said: ‘Get out of my way’ and went bright red in the face and stormed off in a huff.”

Harry or Cressida have never mentioned the incident, which occurred out of the spotlight.

Harry and Cressida have never addressed the claim (Image: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

However, it is a known fact that Harry did not always like publicity when he was dating Cressida, especially as her privacy was being infringed.

As well as refusing the elderly man’s request for a photograph, Harry would also get annoyed at photographers waiting for him when he was out and about.

This included a moment on Valentine’s Day with Cressida when Harry was told a photographer was waiting for him, which ultimately resulted in the prince changing his plans and instead having a night in at Nottingham Cottage on the Kensington Palace estate.

It is believed Harry, with most of his girlfriends, spent a lot of time at home instead of out as a result of wanting to avoid being photographed.