Prince Harry, Meghan Markle turn down invite to present at the Oscars: report

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Photo credit FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020 file photo Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave after visiting Canada House in London after their recent stay in Canada. In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family and "work to become financially independent." A statement issued by the couple Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 also said they intend to "balance" their time between the U.K. and North America. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle turned down an invitation to present the Oscar for Best Picture at Sunday's awards ceremony in Los Angeles, HELLO! reported Friday. 

"They were honored by the request, but declined the invitation," a source told the British magazine of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Presenting at the Academy Awards would undoubtedly be one of the most profile engagement for the royal couple since they stepped back from the official royal family duties last month. 

Since then, they have been in living in a mansion on Vancouver Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. 

News of the invite comes the same day that it emerged that the couple attended an event for JP Morgan in Miami Thursday.

A spokesperson for the Sussexes declined to comment.