On a royal engagement yesterday, Kate Middleton made no secret of just how much she's in love with Prince William, as she was photographed placing a tender hand on his shoulder – a subtle yet significant gesture of love.
ICYMI, the newly-appointed Prince and Princess of Wales visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on Thursday, making a stop at Copper Box Arena where the sweet moment was captured on camera.
"The body language displays from William and Kate today seem to have launched a new era of PDAs from the pair," body language expert Judi James told the Express. "[They] seem keen to signal [that] their move up to direct heirs to the throne and to the title of Prince and Princess of Wales is not going to make their body language more formal or less natural and revealing, in fact quite the opposite."
James went on: "This is the couple signalling they want to be viewed as a strong and very loving team, both professionally and privately. By slightly intensifying her touches and her non-verbal signals of loving appreciation, Kate also lets us know that there is no change in the status levels between them either."
Noting how the Royal Family are notorious for keeping their PDA on the down-low, the expert shared some interesting thoughts on how the Prince and Princess of Wales' romantic gesture compares to that of other royals. "While Camilla tends to walk slightly behind Charles, watching and waiting for him to instigate the choreography, Kate shows a much more even-handed approach," James pointed out.
"She is the one chatting a little more and placing an affectionate hand on William’s back in a subtle gesture of dominance rather than the other way round," she added. "Her hand is seen in two spots on William’s back, too, suggesting this isn’t a gesture that only lasted a short moment... Kate also moves in closer in a gesture of intimacy, leaning her head close to William’s and using eye contact in a romantic-looking ritual."
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James also drew comparisons between the Waleses and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. "Some of these gestures do look similar to ones used regularly by Harry and Meghan though," she highlighted. "Plus, the back-touch does seem to have a similar function of registering almost parental-looking support and loving reassurance."
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