A few weeks ago, the question on the minds of all royal followers was whether or not the Sussexes would return to Prince Harry's home country for his grandmother's platinum jubilee celebration.

Now that the answer has been revealed, a new question has emerged: will the Sussex family (Harry, Mrs. Meghan Markle, and their two children Archie and Lili) return to the Cambridge family (Harry's brother Prince William, Mrs. Kate Middleton, and their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis) and We know that they did not have time to interact in public. But did they spend time together in private, despite their busy weekends?

Unfortunately, the answer appears to have been no. Christopher Andersen, royal family expert and author of Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan (opens in new tab) Andersen says the weekend was "a glorious celebration of the person of the Queen and the monarchy," but according to Us Weekly, Harry and Meghan's attempts to "mend fences" with other members of the royal family were unsuccessful and the two were "sidelined.

On Thursday, both couples attended Trooping the Colour, and the Cambridges were very front and center at the day's festivities, appearing on horseback (William) or in a carriage procession (Kate and their three children), after which all five appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony. The Sussexes, along with the other royals who were not at work, watched from the Major General's office.

On Friday, the couple attended a thanksgiving service at St. Paul's Cathedral. A source told Us Weekly that "senior members of the royal family were seated in the front row and non-senior members in the second row." This seating order was decided by the palace in order to "avoid unwanted attention" to the two couples.

The Sussexes were not seen in public during the Jubilee weekend, and according to Page Six, they returned to California early Sunday.

Before traveling to England, Andersen told Us Weekly that Harry and Meghan were "hoping" to move forward in their relationship with other members of the royal family.

"They went there hoping to make up and hit a brick wall," he said. 'I'm sure they were expecting a warmer welcome than what they got.'

On Saturday, a first birthday party was held for a baby named Lilibet Diana. It had already been decided that the Cambridges would not be able to attend because they were scheduled to visit Wales that day, but "William and Kate made no effort to introduce [Lili] to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis," Andersen told "Us Weekly ', adding that there is "a lot of tension" between the two couples. As far as I know, no one believes they have spoken [to each other]."

But all was not lost - according to Us Weekly, Harry and Meghan took their children to Windsor Castle, where the Queen "thought they were adorable and gave Lili and Archie gifts." Some family members were able to attend a low-key garden party for Lili, including cousins Zara and Mike Tyndall and their three children, and cousin Peter Phillips and his two children.

"It was a lovely party, everything you would expect from a children's birthday party," said one source OK! "But there was no formal entertainment. But there was no formal entertainment." It was very relaxed and casual, people were free to come and go as they wished."

There was much anticipation of a reunion between the brothers this weekend, but what happened?

"I think what it comes down to is not only what happened recently," Andersen says, referring to Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Winfrey, "but that the Royal Family is scared about being included in a book that Harry is going to publish later this year." says.