Prince Harry’s ‘lack of body engagement’ during his walkabout in London gave him ‘the option of a face-saving exit’ if he had a bad reception, an expert said today.
Yesterday, after a service commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Invictus Games, the Duke of Sussex welcomed audiences as he left St. Paul’s Cathedral alone.
The estranged royal, who was met with cheers from well-wishers, beamed as he shook hands and joked around with hundreds of people who lined up to greet him.
Body language expert Judi James told MailOnline that he clearly marked the walkabout as ‘brief and impromptu via his body language announcement rituals’.
These included ‘bending towards the crowd and hunching his shoulders to avoid giving the impression that this was a scheduled event’, the psychologist added. She also said that he showed ‘signals of inner anxiety’ both before and after the service.
And Ms James pointed out that Harry ‘stands away and leans in from a distance rather than making it more of a royal, immersive form of greeting and chatting’.
She said his ‘lack of body engagement probably gives him the option of a face-saving exit if his reception is less than warm’.
Ms James added: ‘Harry’s wreathed grin with eye crinkling suggests he might be excited and relieved to meet fans in the UK.’
As Harry left the cathedral around 6 pm, he greeted the crowds and was heard asking two fans from New York what had brought them to the UK.
When they responded that they were in Britain for a wedding, the Prince jokingly asked whether it was ‘in there’—referring to St Paul’s.
The Duke made jokes with a delighted admirer who was reaching out to capture the greatest picture of Harry by holding out two phones.
‘Why have you got two phones?’ he laughed. ‘It doesn’t make sense!’
The crowd was tightly guarded by police officers, and shouts of ‘we love you, Harry’ could be heard while others screamed with excitement until Harry got into a Range Rover and was driven away.
Earlier, Harry arrived at St Paul’s just before 5 pm for the service, which was also attended by close relatives of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales and a mentor who supported him after her death, along with hundreds from the ‘Invictus family’.
Analysing his arrival, Ms James said there were ‘signals of inner anxiety that were visible on the way into the service’ which were ‘still on display’ by the time he did the walkabout afterwards and ‘might even have increased’.
Regretfully, a lot of people feel that Harry and Meghan should be punished for the suffering they allegedly caused our late Queen.
Most people believe that Harry is weak and has let his wife Meghan rule the roost and that she’s not made very good decisions.
There’s no proof that Harry and Meghan caused the late Queen any pain. There was no knowledge that they caused her any upset or distress, although the media might say otherwise. We should all mind our own business and get on with our own lives. I suspect that the business that was going on with Charles and Camilla caused the Queen a lot more heartache, and don’t forget that Harry and William grew up in between the crossfire, and that’s a fact!
There is also a lot of the public that loves Harry and Meghan, as opposed to the purple-faced, mouth-frothing monarchists—maybe not so much.
People have long arms and short memories. We know what Harry and Meghan said and did. Whether you agree with it or not, it’s irrelevant because what’s today’s news is tomorrow’s history.
Although Harry presents a decent image and may even be a kind person, some people will criticise him because they are sheep. However, they must also keep in mind that everyone formerly detested Camilla and now finds her to be more delicious than sliced bread.
At the end of the day, they are just the Royal Family; they represent the country that we live in, but they’re not infallible. They make mistakes like everyone else. The Royal Family is old and now antiquated and perhaps needs modernising so that it can catch up with the 21st century, but still, they’re jousting with each other to prove a point.
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