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Telling gestures shows Prince Harry ‘wants to hide’ from Meghan and Kate ‘baby brain’ jibe, claims body language expert
PRINCE HARRY wants to 'hide' from the drama between Meghan Markle and the Princess of Wales, claims a body language expert.
The Duke of Sussex made more shocking revelations during his first solo interview, ahead of the release of his tell-all memoir, Spare.
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During the pre-recorded interview that aired on ITVX last night, the Duke of Sussex revealed where he stands with his brother, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton.
But despite his calm demeanour when discussing the issues they’ve had, body language expert Judi James believes Harry would rather ‘hide’ from the two women's ‘baby brain’ jibe drama.
During the 90-minute interview, journalist Tom Bradby said: “At one stage, Harry recounts a clear-the-air meeting involving him, William, Kate, and Meghan.
“It seems to have gone so badly wrong that he describes Kate as gripping the edges of the leather chair so tightly that her fingers were white.
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“Kate says she's owed an apology from Meghan who previously put a moment of Kate’s forgetfulness down to so-called baby brain.
“According to Harry, Kate tells Meghan they're not close enough to talk that way and William says, ‘That’s not what's done here in Britain’.
“The meeting ends awkwardly, with a hug of sorts.”
Watching how the Prince of Wales responds when questioned, body language expert Judi James said: “It is when Meghan comes along in his narrative that his body bristles as he seems to ready himself for a more indignant state.
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“When the bridesmaid story comes up he kneads his hands in a gesture of anxiety and despite what seem to be the pettiness of the story it is the moment Harry is at his most indignant.
“‘It’s a question for them’ is his answer, followed by the first silent pause of the interview and a firm mouth clamp to show the topic is closed.
“Beard-gate turns to drama too, when Harry explains the beard that William allegedly ordered him to remove was a ‘shield to my anxiety, a sign of the new Harry’ and when he gets to the meeting of the not-so-Fab-Four to make things up we hear that Kate held the arms of her seat so tightly her knuckles went white.
“Harry stretches his legs at this point, shoving both hands between his thighs in a self-protective ritual that suggests a desire to hide.”
Judi continues: “Harry’s body language is incongruent when he speaks about Kate.
“Verbally and with his gestures he seems to sink to playground level describing his childhood spats with William but when he comes up to the moment Kate entered their lives there is an unmistakable wrinkling and softening of the eye area, suggesting a spontaneous outbreak of fond emotions despite the narrative of the lack of bonding between the two couples.
“When he speaks of his history with William he uses overkill, exaggerated hand gestures, miming separation and distance.
“His hand is also held palm-up out in the air between himself and Tom in a semi-pleading gesture that suggests he wants to be seen as open and honest and for his side of the story to sound like the truth.
“He even mimes being a child when he talks about William, widening his eyes to act out the bewilderment of feeling abandoned by his brother when he went to school, but there is humour there too, suggesting some of the embers of their relationship are still alive.”
During the pre-recorded interview, Judi also claimed Harry revealed how he feels towards his step-mother, Camilla.
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She suggests that there’s one clear sign that there may not be a reconciliation between the two in the near future - and it's the fact he can’t say her name.
Speaking exclusively to Fabulous, Judi James said: “Harry’s body language and behaviour seems to pinpoint Camilla as his possible nemesis, seeming unable to even say her name, like Voldemort."
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