Prince Harry's 'cut off' gesture which hinted at tension in first chat with Meghan
27.03.2024 - 14:33
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Prince Harry is now known for his no holds barred approach to talking about his royal relatives. The Duke of Sussex hasn't held back when it comes to speaking about senior members of the Royal Family, mentioning them in his bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey and also his controversial memoir Spare.
Since quitting his royal role back in 2020, Harry has opened up on his rocky relationships with both his father King Charles and brother Prince William - even detailing a physical altercation between them in his book, writes The Mirror.
However, back when Harry first got engaged to his now wife Meghan Markle, nobody really knew the true extent of royal relations.
And during their first official interview together to mark their engagement, Harry and Meghan spoke fondly of the likes of Charles, William and Kate.
But body language expert Judi James pointed out a very telling gesture by Harry in that interview in 2017 which hinted at tension.
Judi highlights the moment that the interviewer asks about Harry introducing Meghan to his father and his brother.
She told the Express: "Harry performs some fast blinks to suggest a burst of adrenalin and then he looks down in a cut-off gesture to conceal his eye expression and therefore – possibly – his true feelings.
"He then looks to his side as though recalling the moment and his lips clamp rather than move in speech.
"The ‘Ah...’ from Harry sounds telling, as though he is debating whether to tell all or not. He performs an asymmetric smile that suggests he could say more."
Harry and Meghan's engagement interview was aired back into the spotlight in 2022, when the pair spoke about it in their controversial Netflix series.
Meghan said it was an "orchestrated reality show" and claimed it