ALL EYES were upon Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they entered St Paul’s Cathedral for the Thanksgiving ceremony.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined the royal family for the first time since Megxit, but it seemed Prince William was trying to avoid eye contact with his younger brother.
According to our body language expert Judi James, Prince William attempted to avoid Prince Harry during the festivities.
While William appeared upbeat for most of the ceremony, he seemed to avoid making acknowledging his younger brother.
“When he finally walked past Harry in the exit procession his head turned away to the other side and he sucked in his lips as his chin pulled up,” she says.
“He also raised his order of service quite high in a body barrier gesture.”
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Palace aides are said to have carefully choreographed a plan to stop Meghan and Harry from bumping into the future King and Kate Middleton.
During the ceremony, which celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the couple sat on separate sides of the aisle from Kate, Prince William, Prince Charles and Camilla.
Apparently, this was an orchestrated plan by the royal aides to stop them from bumping into each other.
Judi revealed that Prince Harry seemed relaxed as he took his seat in the Cathedral – but it didn’t last long.
Prince Harry appeared nervous as the ceremony went on – it was the third time he’d seen his brother, Prince William, in public since the family’s feud was aired last year in an Oprah Winfrey interview.
She said: “Meghan’s switch-on smile was radiant as they arrived at St Paul’s but Harry’s body language looked subdued and wary, like a dog with its tail between his legs.
“He performed multiple clothing touches to suggest anxiety as he walked round from the car and kept one hand held to his waist as he took his wife’s hand in the other.”
Judi adds: “Harry’s body language fluctuated between subdued and anxious to small break-outs of over-congruent fun that were in such contrast to his ongoing anxiety signals that they suggested an inner build-up of tension.
“Suppressing his playful side did seem to take its toll and as he leant in to joke or pull a face it was Meghan putting a hand out to touch his waist as though hinting he might need to be a little more subdued.
“During the service his facial expression became the rather haunted-eyed, reflective look that we saw from him before he quit the UK, suggesting ongoing anxiety and even sadness at being consigned to the back row, with no apparent bonding rituals with his brother or his father.”
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The Queen was unable to attend the ceremony due to experiencing discomfort during yesterday’s celebrations which included the Trooping the Colour.
It has been reported the Queen will not make Epsom Derby tomorrow, with Kate Middelton revealing she was feeling tired from yesterday’s celebrations.
