Kate Middleton’s body language at Christmas Carol concert reveals new royal dynamics
Princess Kate may have subtly hinted at a significant shift in her life during a key Royal engagement Friday, according to a body language expert.
The 42 year old Princess of Wales was one of the first senior royals to arrive at the annual Christmas Carol service at Westminster Abbey on Friday. She initially appeared alone before being joined by her husband, Prince William, and their three children.
The younger royals had visited the “kindness tree” earlier, where Prince Louis left a message that might have been for his late great-grandparents, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, which read: “Thank you to granny and grandpa because they have played games with me.”
Princess Kate did not leave a message, but body language experts who have closely analyzed her demeanor have noticed subtle changes in her composure that suggest a lot. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror UK, Judi James said that the princess appears to have “changed her body language rituals” and even seemed to mimic the King.
Judi began with the princess’s arrival, noting that she emerged with a “radiant” smile before establishing herself as the “leader of the event.” She said: “Kate’s smile on her lone arrival was classic Kate, a radiant, perfect Duchenne smile that threw a warm and grateful-looking connecting tie-sign to the fans outside.”, reports the Mirror.
“Her lack of a bag to carry suggested confidence as she has at times used her bags as barriers when she has been feeling vulnerable,” she continued, “Here she just touched the fingers of both hands together or gesticulated as she spoke to again suggest confidence and to define her role as leader of this event.
As she entered the service, the expert noted a new “dimension” to her behavior, with Judi capturing the Princess’ emotion at attending alongside other cancer survivors. She continued: “But when she was greeting the guests inside, we saw a new dimension to Kate’s body language rituals.”
She has always been politely animated but here she was much more openly expressive and emotional with her facial expressions,” Judi added, “This is a very moving service for Kate, with other cancer sufferers attending, and that seemed to reflect in her animated expressions that ranged from nose-wrinkled, dimpled laughter to a much more empathetic and concerned look, with steepled brows and the saddest eye expression accompanying a kind mouth smile.”
Judi continued that, at one point during the service, Kate appeared to mirror King Charles III. She said: “At one point she even seemed to be mirroring her father-in-law, arching her back slightly and performing the kind of playful chuckle that is Charles’s signature look when he is meeting guests.
The body language expert pointed out the remarkable mirroring between Prince William and his eldest son, Prince George, during a recent public appearance. She observed: “The strongest mirroring though came between William and George. The father and son have famously adopted mirrored poses but it’s usual that, with age, the tendency can decline.”
She added: “Here the opposite seems to be true though, with each mirroring the other now, sitting or standing in identical poses for much of the time.”
