Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who might have feelings to spend time with the monarch won't travel to the UK to join the royal family on Christmas.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are residing in Calfornia with their children Archie and Lilibet, are unlikely to take risk of traveling amid ongoing pandemic.
According to new reports, Queen Elizabeth has also decided to cancel her annual Christmas lunch with the Firm in the wake of new COVID-19 variant Omicron. The monarch doesn't want to put her loved ones at risk.
Around 50 members of the Royal Family, including Prince Charles, 73, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 74, were expected to gather at Windsor Castle next Tuesday for the Queen’s Christmas lunch.
Last year, the longest-reigning monarch didn't go ahead with the Firm because of the pandemic but moves to cancel the event for the second year were reportedly being resisted by the 95-year-old.