- Things are allegedly extremely tense between Kate Middleton and Prince William's cousins, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
- Amid reports that Kate is keeping her distance, a body language expert says there was "dislike" coming from Beatrice at Christmas.
- Speaking of Christmas, Kate didn't give Beatrice and Eugenie gifts.
Rumor has it that things are verrrrrry tense between Kate Middleton, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie. Like, to the point where Kate and Prince William didn't even give them presents at the last family Christmas. And speaking of the royal holiday, now body language experts are out here analyzing footage from the royals' annual Christmas day walk and claim the vibes were off to say the least.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, body language expert Judi James explained that "There is a type of smile known as a performed or applied rictus that is a wide smile that appears effortful and not prompted by authentic pleasure. Often the wider the smile, the more negative the emotions being masked, which could be why Beatrice's smile here, as she waits for the Waleses to go first, hints at what could be awkwardness or dislike."
Wow, okay! But there's more: Judi notes that Beatrice "begins in something of a huddle with her sister, where the smiles could suggest some conversation through gritted teeth as they watch William, Kate, and the children take the lead. The sisters seem to decide to shuffle off together to the left, where they stand together beaming their smiles at the group in front in a watchful rather than sociable way.Beatrice's glance down at Waleses hints at some quiet impatience or discomfort at having to hang around dutifully and compliantly until they move on. There is no sign of any socialising between them here or any intent of catching Kate's eye to make the smiles more sociably friendly."
This all comes amid a source telling the outlet that Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie made Kate's arrival into the royal family "very uncomfortable" since "they were convinced by their father that William was marrying below his status and that his relationship with Kate would fizzle out." Oh, and ever since revelations about ex-Prince Andrew came out, "Kate has kept a distance from the entire York family."
