Queen Elizabeth, reportedly, invited centenarian Captain Tom Moore for tea after she gave him a special honor last week.

While speaking on ITV’s Royal Rota, royal correspondent Chris Ship revealed that the monarch asked Moore if he would like to have tea with her after she knighted him. However, Moore declined the invitation because he had other things to do.

“When the car came to pick him up and take him away for tea, it transpired that the Queen had actually offered to host a tea for him. But being the gentleman that he is he said, 'Sorry, I've already got plans' and went to the hotel down the road with his family. He basically said 'no thanks' to the Queen and there are not many people who would say that,” Ship said.

However, it remains unknown if the queen was offended by the apparent snub. After all, the 94-year-old stepped out in public after over three months in isolation to give Moore the prestigious recognition.

The 100-year-old war veteran managed to raise millions for NHS charities during the lockdown by walking 100 laps of his back garden.

Before he met the queen, Moore expressed his excitement and gratitude for the recognition that he was about to receive.

“I could never have imagined this would happen to me. It is such a huge honor and I am very much looking forward to meeting Her Majesty The Queen. It is going to be the most special of days for me,” he wrote.

Photos of the queen and Moore made headlines shortly after the ceremony. It was evident that the two elderlies practiced social distancing because they stood a few feet away from each other.

Meanwhile, the queen made headlines this week after she attended the virtual unveiling of her newest portrait. The artwork of the monarch was designed by Miriam Escofet, and it was made to pay tribute to Her Majesty’s work in promoting UK interests across the globe.

In a video uploaded on the royal family’s official Instagram account, the queen sees the portrait for the first time. She says that she hopes to see the artwork in person in one day.

“How lucky we are to have the technology to do this nowadays,” she said.

Escofet said that the queen seemingly reacted positively to the portrait.

“She was smiling, asking how long it took and if I had any more projects on the go after this,” the artist said.