The Duke of Sussex has honoured his late grandmother on the 100th anniversary on her birthday by sending flowers to her Windsor grave site

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Prince Harry found a way to honour his late grandmother on what would’ve been her 100th birthday, despite living thousands of miles away(Image: Getty Images)

Prince Harry has privately marked the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s birth with a moving gesture, despite living thousands of miles away. The Duke of Sussex honoured his late grandmother by sending a large bouquet of flowers to her burial site in Windsor Castle.

During Harry’s occasional trips back to the UK after he quit his royal role in 2020, he has often travelled to Windsor to pay his respects to the late Queen, who he was said to have a strong relationship with. Throughout his childhood and early adulthood, the Duke of Sussex was close with his grandmother, however their relationship was said to have soured after Harry quit the Firm.

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Prince Harry sent flowers to Queen Elizabeth’s grace to mark her 100th birthday

In 2023, on the first anniversary of her passing, Harry made a quiet visit to the chapel while in the UK, paying his respects away from the public eye. Two years later, he again visited her grave during a return home, marking the third anniversary of her death with another personal moment of reflection.

While Harry marked his late grandmother’s centenary in private, the Royal Family stepped out for a series of events. The day began with King Charles paying a heartfelt tribute to his ‘darling mama’ in a moving video message, describing how “she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served”.

The King and Queen Camilla then joined other senior royals to view the design recommendations for the Queen Elizabeth Memorial at the British Museum, while Princess Anne officially opened The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in The Regent’s Park in London.

Afterwards, the Prince and Princess of Wales joined other senior members of the Firm for a reception at Buckingham Palace with charities and organisations associated with the late Queen, as well as some of the UK’s oldest citizens who were also celebrating their 100th birthday on April 21.

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Harry has honoured his late grandmother on many of his trips back to the UK since 2020(Image: Getty Images)

After the late Queen’s death in 2022, Harry and his wife Meghan Markle travelled to the UK for her funeral, with Harry sharing an emotional tribute to grandmother in the days after her passing.

At the time, he wrote: “In celebrating the life of my grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen — and in mourning her loss — we are all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. She was globally admired and respected.

“Her unwavering grace and dignity remained true throughout her life and now her everlasting legacy. Let us echo the words she spoke after the passing of her husband, Prince Philip, words which can bring comfort to all of us now: ‘Life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings.’ “

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The Royal Family hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the anniversary (Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)

“Granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, I am forever grateful for all of our first meetings — from my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren.”

He continued. “I cherish these times shared with you, and the many other special moments in between. You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over.”