Meghan Markle appeared to “steal the spotlight” with her confidence as Prince Harry looked “awkward” during their latest appearance in Jamaica, a body language expert has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the premiere of Bob Marley: One Love at the Carib 5 theatre in Cross Roads, St. Andrew, ahead of the film’s release on February 14.
The royal pair looked smitten as they posed on the red carpet, just hours after the Oscar nomination of The After, a short film directed by one of Meghan’s friends, Misan Harriman.
And according to body language expert Judi James, this contributed to the fact that Meghan looked like she was assured and confident whilst posing on the red carpet, whilst Harry seemed “rigid” and “distracted”.
The expert told the Sun: “Meghan and Harry’s tactile, red carpet display of affection and togetherness here does seem to show Meghan at her confident, elegant best while Harry reveals some cues or tells beside her that give him a rather more awkward look.
“His open-neck shirt and his informal body language behaviour here looks at odds with her pitch-perfect, focused, Hollywood celebrity approach.
“Her wide symmetric smile with a rounding of her cheeks looks totally assured and camera-friendly and the gleam of excitement in her eyes is an intentional gesture showing her hosts and her fans she is delighted to be there.
“Their hand clasp with fingers cupped shows mutual affection but Harry seems to try to pull her hand in towards his leg as though needing some form of silent reassurance. His mouth smile looks rigid, as do both his arms. He is also touching his forehead in one pose, which can suggest anxiety via a truncated cut-off.”
The body language expert added that whilst Meghan “glides” and looks firmly forward, the Duke of Sussex is “distracted”.
She explained: “Even when they walk into cheers he suddenly opens his mouth and scrunches his body up as though worried they won’t both fit through the gap. Meghan looks gracious and charming and pure self-assured Hollywood red carpet glamour.
“She is even seen using one of her steering gestures on Harry, placing a hand on his back to usher him forward to greet someone she has first greeted warmly herself, appearing to put herself in charge here.
“Meghan though is using purring rituals, standing with her torso facing and pressed into Harry’s side and with one flattened hand placed on his waist with the fingers pointing upward.
“Her eyes throw a look over her shoulder at the cameras and with their soft eye-smile and the hand of loving ownership the message seems to be ‘He’s mine’.”
