News feed
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton were seen together for the first time in months on Christmas Day, following non-stop speculation about tensions between them.
The Duchesses and their husbands appeared to be a united front as they headed to a Christmas Day church service with Prince Charles, the Queen and other members of the royal family, walking side-by-side, talking, smiling and laughing.
But according to body language expert Judi James, who has spent hours upon hours studying the royal family, the whole thing reeked of performance.
James told the Daily Mail:
“It reminds me of political body language. The kind of thing politicians do when they’re walking with other heads of state and want to show some signs of rapport or unity.
“They’re walking in step, and there’s enough mirroring to suggest like mindedness too. Kate has her left hand raised at the same time as Meghan—they’re both gesticulating in an over-congruent way to show they’re having a conversation. It looks performed, they’re possibly trying a bit too hard.”
Acting is nothing new for ex-Suits star Meghan, however Kate wasn’t quite as good at hiding it, James said.
“Normally, Kate wears a classic perfect smile,” she explained. “Here, she looks slightly amused by what’s happening. It looks like they’re almost sharing a joke that they’ve got to perform this friendship routine.”
It’s a lose-lose situation for Meghan and Kate. Act cold towards one another and photos of them looking moody will be on the front of the newspapers. Pretend they’re best friends and body language experts decode the act.
Really, what can they do at this point?
