SOCIAL SUSSEX
Meghan was ‘desperate to be liked’ and ‘not worried about privacy’ in her now-deleted Instagram posts, expert reveals
MEGHAN Markle was quick to condemn social media as she spoke at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women summit last night.
Speaking to Emma Hinchliffe, the Duchess of Sussex revealed that she had chosen to have no personal social media accounts for her own “preservation.”
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But before she deleted Instagram profile back in 2018, Meghan had been a prolific social media user.
From sultry selfies to family snaps, the 39-year-old’s account was open book when it came to giving an insight into her personal life.
Here our body language expert Judi James reveals the real meaning behind Meg’s Instagram posts.
THE ‘LIKE ME’ POSE
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Peeping out shyly from behind her hair, looking at the world with a tentative but excited eye expression, this cute body language suggests she is desperate to be liked and encouraged.
Even the woolly hood suggests snuggly vulnerability here but why the feature of an empty table?
This arrangement suggests she’s keen to welcome people or someone into her world for company.
THE CELEBRITY PITCH
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This is a much more professional, celebrity-looking shot.
Wearing just a pyjama top Meghan sits, upright and confident, in a very sexual, desirable bed-top pose with her legs crossed to suggest control, but wearing a very classic selfie-pout facial expression.
Like several of Meghan’s social media postings, this is a very revealing and intimate-looking bedroom pose that suggests that – at this point in her career – she was able to be less troubled by worries about privacy.
THE PROUD DAUGHTER
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Meghan shows how important family is to her here in this very proud and adoring-looking hug of her mother at what looks like her graduation.
The switch to monochrome suggests this is also a glimpse of the more serious and academic side of Meghan’s life, away from the acting and glamour.
HINTS OF HIGH OFFICE
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This pose with Obama shows a glimpse of Meghan’s values in terms of politics and campaigning. We also see her in a more palatial surrounding, similar to her time spent in UK palaces.
She looks awe-struck by Obama here as the cameras move in to capture the meeting, suggesting high status.
BROODY
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This relaxed but sensual pose almost seems to pitch Meghan as the marrying kind.
The way she is cuddling the two dogs hints at a desire to start her own family and her facial expression as she looks up into the camera is loving and almost longing.
With the huge sofa, dogs, glass of wine and loving gaze this pic presents her as pretty much the perfect woman to settle down with.
GOOD NEIGHBOUR
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This low-on-vanity pose presents Meghan as the good neighbour at the BBQ. In her double denim and Gillet, with her hair messily scraped back, she drools over the chicken, looking fun and very natural.
The chicken theme re-occurred when we heard how Harry proposed to Meghan after she cooked him a chicken supper, so perhaps this shot is prophetic and she knew it really was the way to a man’s heart.
THE BED-HEAD
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A classic staple of every TOWIE girl’s selfie-pose repertoire, the ‘first thing in the morning’ pose always involves a bare face and tousled bed-head hair and it seems to share a view of the celeb that only the lucky few would get to see for real.
This is probably the most intimate and revealing photo of Meghan here, looking naturally sexy and beautiful in a way that most of us would envy.
WOMAN OF THE WORLD
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There’s a more sophisticated, European theme to this shot, with Meghan tucking into a plate of Mediterranean food, wearing a stylish, French-looking straw hat.
If she were showing off home cooking it might be a sign of nurturing and nesting, but this dining out pose hints at a love of travel and sophistication.
LIFE IS GOOD
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This is more of a status-symbol, boasting pose of someone leading an exciting, enviable life.
The pool might be a bit small but the exotic plants hint at travel intentions. The pose is uninhibited and almost ecstatic, suggesting high levels of happiness.
Meghan’s head is thrown back, her neck is bared and her grin is wide here. It’s also a bit of a crowd-surfing pose, suggesting she’s keen to take risks and throw herself out into life with a sense of happy abandon.
HER LOVE OF SLOGANS
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Standing by a ‘You are loved’ sign on the wall might have been a cheeky-looking way to send a very romantic message around the world but it also signals Meghan’s current love of meaningful sayings and quotes.
She uses them frequently during her speeches, like the one about ‘existing, not living’ and the aim of this kind of messaging style is to create a long-term, high impact memory of their wisdom in the minds of the audience.
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