Prince William and Kate Middleton’s body language alongside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle triggered debate when the two couples met crowds at Windsor and inspected floral tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The new Prince and Princess of Wales appeared more reserved as they shook hands and thanked members of the public for their support.
One picture went viral on Twitter showing the distance between the new Prince and Princess of Wales as the four royals first arrived by car from Windsor Castle.
The post was liked almost 600k times and read: “Hold on I’m about to become a body language expert.”
The couple were also later seen standing closer together as they made their way up the rows of onlookers, exchanging warm words with royalists.
Another video showed Prince Harry opening the car door for Meghan, while Prince William and Kate got into their seats individually.
Harry and Meghan held hands as they made their way on the Long Walk, outside Windsor Castle, while one TikTok user suggested Harry may have gently guided Meghan to let William and Kate go first, in order of succession.
Nicholas Witchell, the BBC’s royal correspondent, said during live coverage on the day: “Now I thought that Meghan looked rather anxious as she turned up there. There was some interaction between the couples, particularly between the brothers, but not a huge amount. They went to separate parts of the crowd of course.”
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, a prominent author and lawyer in Britain, wrote on Twitter: “How did #MeghanMarkle look anxious when all she did was walk calmly holding Prince Harry’s hands & greet crowds something she’s a natural at? But no issue with William & Kate body language?”
