As relations remained strained between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles, and brother Prince William, he and Meghan Markle were not invited to Christmas at Sandringham, where the royal family typically spends the holiday.
Rachel Burchfield serves as digital editor, royals at PEOPLE. She has worked at PEOPLE since August 2024, and her work has previously appeared in Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.A source tells PEOPLE that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not received an invitation to this year’s royal Christmas gathering at Sandringham. The couple, who are expected to spend the holidays in the U.S., haven’t taken part in Christmas with the royal family since 2018, the year they married.
“He gets ‘unavailable right now,’ ” a friend of Harry’s told PEOPLE earlier this year. “His calls go unanswered. He has tried to reach out about the King’s health, but those calls go unanswered too.” A key factor to move to California was, again, security — specifically the ability to have armed private security in the U.S., sources in their circle told PEOPLE. A source close to the situation told PEOPLE that the fact that Harry and Meghan stepped away from royal duty shouldn’t be a factor in their protection level, saying, “Working royal or not, this is the King’s son.”
She also revealed that she thought her interaction with the late Duke of Edinburgh “went really well”: “And I just thought it was so wonderful,” Meghan said of sitting next to Prince Philip. “And I was like, ‘Oh, we chatted, and it was so great.’ ” 10 of the Best Revelations from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s 2017 Engagement Interview — 7 Years Ago Today!
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