Prince William and Prince George’s appearance at a recent Rugby World Cup match in France sparked reports the next in line to the throne had at one point been giving his son a stern telling off.
The Prince of Wales was spotted wagging his finger at his eldest son who appeared to be rolling his eyes as his dad seemingly chewed his ear at the quarter final match between Argentina and Wales in Marseille on October 14.
Body-language expert Inbaal Honigmaal said rather than Prince George possibly sulking over a ticking off from his father, the youngster’s eye roll was more of a verdict on the match.
She said: “Nearly all the photos from this event seem to feature the young royal with his irises rolling upwards.
“This eye-rolling very likely indicates he finds the event tedious and is imagining himself doing something else.”
Ms Honigmaal told the Daily Star this boredom may also extend to his father’s animated conversation.
She added: “Prince George isn’t tense here, he’s definitely calm, which we can tell because his mouth isn’t pressed in any photos.
“His lightly parted lips signify calm. Whatever Prince William is telling him, it’s not a conversation that’s disturbing his peace.”
She went on to say Prince George and Prince William, in her view, share a close bond with photos from before the match showing the Prince of Wales with his hand on his son’s shoulder.
Other images taken at the game show George leaning into his dad’s side, which Ms Honigmaal said indicated how close he feels to William.
Prince George, 10, joined dad Prince William, 41, at the Stade de Marseille for the quarter-final clash in what was the first time the youngster watched an international sporting fixture in person overseas.
While his mother, Kate, Princess of Wales, supports England as the patron of the Rugby Football Union, George, by attending the Wales game, appeared to have made his loyalties clear. Kate cheered on England in their semi-final match with South Africa on Saturday (October 21).
But George and his father, who is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, witnessed Wales being knocked out of the tournament in a29-17 defeat.
Prince William, who was pictured raising his hands during a tense moment in the match, wrote a personal message of support to Wales on social media.
He said: “Commiserations WelshRugbyUnion, sorry that it wasn’t to be this year but you can be very proud of all you have achieved and I know you’ll come back even stronger.”
William also offered his congratulations to the Argentinians, saying: “Congratulations LosPumas – best of luck. W.”
