Royal Watch: Prince William’s Body Language Fuels Speculation

Prince William’s body language and facial expressions appeared to suggest a sense of unease, indicating that something may not have been entirely right, expert has claimed.

The royal family gathered at Nigerian state banquet at Windsor Castle on Wednesday. And Prince and Princess of Wales were pictured being the first royals to greet Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi Tinubu.

William and Catherine seemed betrothed and pleased as they welcomed the couple to the UK. The Nigerian State visit is the first since 1989.

When the meeting started with the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Nigerian President and First Lady were then escorted to the town to meet the King and Queen.

Although stating that Catherine’s face “lit up” upon seeing her father-in-law, body language expert Judi James shares that William appeared less “effusive”.

Speaking to the Daily Express, Ms James said: “Kate’s facial expression lit up in the presence of Charles and Camilla. Her first curtsey came with a warm and slightly fun-based smile that came complete with the emotional upgrade of dimples to signal extra levels of pleasure.

“There were kisses on either cheek for Camilla plus a ‘how are you?’ But it was Kate’s second curtsey for Charles this time that came with an open-mouth smile of delight and a ‘hi’ that reflected the closeness of their relationship, with Kate almost looking like a daughter fondly greeting her father.”

Discussing William’s greeting to his father, Ms James shared that he appeared to “restrict” his greeting.

She said: “William was slightly less effusive as his father walked past him here, restricting his greeting to a raising of the eyebrows in an acknowledgement gesture.”

Although it is unclear if this was intentional, William is said to have had some recent disagreements with his father over the handling of the scandal involving his uncle, and the King’s brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The pair are also said to be on different pages when it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with renowned royal biographer Tina Brown, previously stated that the King is “less irritated” by Harry than William.

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