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Christmas is that time of year when millions of people around the world celebrate the holiday with family traditions and get-togethers. And the British royals are no different.

Along with the senior royals, other members of the extended family gather at their Sandringham House in Norfolk and continue their annual traditions. The family opens their presents on Christmas Eve, then walks to church together the next morning before being served a feast for lunch. The royals then relax as they watch King Charles‘ taped Christmas address together. But this year, there have been questions about who will join them.

There have been reports that the king is planning to invite his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, for lunch that day, but Prince William is against it. Some other relatives the Prince of Wales likely won’t want to sit around the table with on Christmas are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. However, many believe the monarch will send an invite even though that might be a waste.

That’s because a friend of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has said that the couple already knows what they’re doing for the holiday, and it’s not hanging out with the royals. They will instead be spending time with Meghan’s mother.

“For Thanksgiving and Christmas, they will do whatever Doria wants to do,” the friend told The Times.

That same person added that while they’ll be celebrating with Doria, they haven’t figured out which side of the pond that will be yet, explaining, “They would love her to come over to the U.K. and spend it with them here, but they will be wherever she wants to be. They won’t be having Christmas with the royal family. How could that even work? It would be too awkward and too difficult.”

Moreover, the Sussex pal insisted that Harry and Meghan don’t even believe the Palace will send them an invite to join if they wanted to, saying, “They also know they’re not going to be invited, and they’re not waiting for an invitation.”

Since the Sussexes have been together, they spent Christmas with the royals in 2017 and 2018.

During the Netflix docuseries, Harry & Meghan, the duchess spoke fondly about her first Christmas with the famous family, recalling, “I remember so vividly, the first Christmas at Sandringham. Calling my mom, and she’s like, ‘How’s it going’ and I was like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s amazing.’ It’s just like a big family like I always wanted. And there was just this constant movement and energy and fun. At dinner, I sat next to H’s grandfather [Prince Philip], and I just thought it was so wonderful.”

Harry previously praised Meghan for how she handled that first Christmas, telling The Telegraph, “The family loved having her there. I think we’ve got one of the biggest families that I know of, and every family is complex as well. She’s done an absolutely amazing job.”

Less than 10 years later, the unfortunate reality is that we may never see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex join the family for their annual walk to church again, and they may never sit across the table from the Prince and Princess of Wales for a Christmas lunch ever again.

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