The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had "nothing to do with the content" of a meeting in which neighbours were reportedly issued with a list of rules, Buckingham Palace has said.
Locals at a residents' meeting were told not to approach or instigate conversation with the royal couple and not to pet or stroke their dogs, according to The Sun.
People living near Harry and Meghan's Frogmore Cottage home on the Windsor estate were also told not to ask to see baby Archie or offer to babysit, the paper added.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "The Duke and Duchess didn't request this, didn't know about it, and had nothing to do with the content or guidance offered."
It is understood the meeting was one of the briefings which takes place regularly for residents on the estate, and the agenda would have included other matters.
The list of rules reads:
- Don't approach or instigate conversation if you see the Royal couple
- Do say 'Good Morning' or some other pleasantry if they speak to you
- Don't pet or stroke their dogs, even if they come over to you
- Don't offer to walk their dogs
- Don't ask to see baby Archie or offer to babysit
- Don't post anything through the letterbox of Frogmore Cottage
The list applies to royal staff, officials who live in grace-and-favour houses and Crown Estate employees.
An astonished neighbour told The Sun: “It would be funny if it wasn’t so over the top.”
Another said: “Even the Queen doesn’t demand this.”
The Sussexes' approach to privacy has made headlines after they decided not to reveal details of Archie's godparents following his private christening, and after a royal protection officer asked a Wimbledon fan, who was photographing Serena Williams , not to take pictures of Meghan.
