Prince Harry goes shirtless at the polo in California

The Duke of Sussex has offered a rare glimpse of his chest as he cooled off on the sidelines of a polo match in California.

Prince Harry has offered a rare glimpse of his bare chest as he warmed up for his latest polo match in Santa Barbara.

The Duke of Sussex, 37, was changing his shirt and applying sunscreen on the sidelines as he prepared to hit the field on Friday, the same day as his son Archie’s third birthday.

The California-based royal recently joined the Los Padres polo team, which is run by his close friend Nacho Figueras.

Harry briefly flashed his chest as he changed on the sidelines. Picture: Backgrid

He had a friend on hand to help with his sunscreen. Picture: Backgrid

Earlier in the week, Meghan Markle was spotted alongside her husband at the field, offering her support to the team.

Meghan was there to cheer her husband’s team on. Picture: Backgrid

Harry’s shirtless moment comes amid reports palace “minders” are preparing to stop the he and wife Meghan’s Netflix crew if they try to film inside royal events at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next month.

Just minutes after the Queen released a sensational statement declaring that non-working royals – including Harry and Meghan – are banned from the Palace balcony during the Trooping the Colour, the couple announced that they would be attending the celebrations with their two children.

The Sun reports that a team has now been tasked to stop any filmmakers from “exploiting” the streaming giant’s $135 million deal with the couple at the four-day event honouring of the Queen.

A well-placed source said: “While the family are delighted Harry and Meghan are coming, there is a real fear of tension, especially over any Netflix crew. There are concerns tension could explode if the Netflix team comes to the UK and tries to exploit their opportunities.

“The worry is they will push it and try to gain access to areas of Jubilee celebration events where they can film Harry and Meghan and their children.

“Even if they accept that their Netflix crew can’t go into Buckingham Palace to film, they could cause problems – and at the very least cause a major distraction.”

Originally published as Prince Harry goes shirtless at the polo in California