According to The Sun, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle turned down an invitation to a royal family reception at Guildhall following the Queen’s Jubilee thanksgiving service in order to avoid running with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, according to sources, left a reception hosted for the royal family and returned to their UK home, Frogmore Cottage, shortly after attending the service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

“Harry and Meghan were glad to swing by Clarence House to see Charles on the way to St Paul’s,” a Palace source said of Harry and Meghan’s absence.

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“However, they were less interested in spending time hobnobbing with the family at the reception, when they would rub shoulders with William and Kate,” they added.

The aide also revealed that throughout the Thanksgiving service, Prince Harry and Meghan did not make eye contact with Kate and William and were sat far away from them.

Meghan and Harry sat roughly 25 feet across the aisle from Prince William and Kate, as well as Prince Charles and Camilla, according to reports.