‘Not waiting for an invitation’: Why Harry and Meghan won’t be at royal Christmas

Anyone hoping to see a family reunion as the royals walk to church on Christmas morning will have to keep crossing their fingers for another year.

Despite their recent move back to the UK, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex won’t be heading to Sandringham to celebrate with the royals, opting to spend Christmas with Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland instead, per People.

It’s not known whether Prince Harry, Meghan and their two children will return to the US for the holiday, or if Ragland will make the trip across the pond, and they will reportedly celebrate Thanksgiving together too.

“They would love her to come over to the UK and spend it with them here, but they will be wherever she wants to be,” a source told The Sunday Times.

The insider added that the couple “know they’re not going to be invited” to the royal family’s annual Christmas holiday at Sandringham, the King’s Norfolk estate.

“How could that even work? They know it would be too awkward and too difficult ... they’re not waiting for an invitation.”

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The duke and duchess last spent Christmas with the royals in 2019, and were photographed alongside family members including Prince William and Catherine during the annual walk to St. Mary Magdalene Church on the estate.

Festive plans aside, it seems the Sussex family is enjoying their new life in the UK following their surprise move in August.

In a new video shared by Meghan on Instagram Stories, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are seen riding a scooter and walking along a tree-lined road, stopping to watch a herd of deer running ahead of them.

Pula, Harry and Meghan’s black Labrador, also make a brief appearance in the clip.

The family, who were previously based in Montecito, California, is living in the Cotswalds, with Archie and Lilibet both enrolled in school.

Meghan is believed to be working full-time on pursuits for her As ever lifestyle brand, while Harry prepares for the upcoming Invictus Games in Birmingham next year.

Over the weekend, the duchess was also spotted out for scones and cake in London with Malala Yousafzai. Harry and Meghan’s company Archewell Philanthropies has partnered with the Malala fund for International Day of the Girl.

Also out and about in the British capital was the Princess of Wales and Princess Charlotte, who were spotted riding the Tube.

Commuters were surprised to see the future Queen and her daughter, 11, sitting among them on the Elizabeth line on Saturday.

Per Hello, the pair travelled from west London to the city centre, getting off at Tottenham Court Road station, and had a minimal security detail with them.