Concerned’ Princess Kate’s subtle gesture to Queen Camilla at huge royal event
Princess Kate subtly revealed her concern for Queen Camilla as she made one of her first high-profile appearances following King Charles’ ascension to the throne.
The Firm is experiencing a challenging period, with both King Charles and Kate undergoing treatment for cancer.
But the family are thought to be close, and will have been offering each other comfort and support behind the scenes. A resurfaced moment gave some insight into the depth of the bond between Kate and Queen Camilla, as she offered her emotional support following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
The pair appeared together side by side on the balcony of the Foreign Office a couple of months after the monarch’s passing to mark Remembrance Day 2022.
At the time, Body language guru Judi James told The Mirror: “Watching from the balcony Camilla combined signals of regal duty with some rituals of anxiety.
Standing beside Kate, she performed a subtle smile of acknowledgement as her wreath was laid and as she turned to Kate on their way from the balcony she threw a rather fond smile as Kate spoke to her.
“Camilla smiled at Kate for a second time before nodding, again in a gesture of acknowledgement as she walked ahead of Kate in her new role of Queen.
“Otherwise though there were gestures of open anxiety from Camilla. She looked unable to keep totally still and spoke to Kate at one point but while looking straight ahead rather than turning to her.
“Kate turned her head quickly in a gesture of polite concern. Kate’s calm and very still body language was in contrast to Camilla’s nervous movements that showed the most in the fluttering of her hymn sheet as her two hands fiddled with it throughout.
Charles and Prince William were also at the ceremony, and James noted the King gave off a subtle signal he was trying to suppress his emotions.
“Charles stood at the Cenotaph as though totally alone and lost in his thoughts,” she told the outlet.
“His mouth was pulled down at the corners and his rapid blinking hinted he was close to tears as he remembered his mother as well as those fallen in action.
“There was even a micro-gesture of a small spasm of the lips to show suppressed emotions as they played the Last Post.
