After days of speculation, on Nov. 13 Buckingham Palace released a statement confirming that Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle will be no-shows at Queen Elizabeth IIâs annual holiday celebration at her country estate. âHaving spent the last two Christmases at Sandringham, Their Royal Highnesses will spend the holiday this year, as a new family, with the Duchessâ mother, Doria Ragland,â the palace said. âThis decisionâŚhas the support of Her Majesty The Queen.â Or does it? At 93, the queen knows she doesnât have many Christmases left, âso sheâs actually devastated that Harryâs snubbing Sandringham,â a royals source tells In Touch . The primary reason Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, are bowing out âis his rift with his brother,â Prince William, 37, which has intensified over the past year, theâŚ