Prince Harry and Meghan's last 'alienating' appearance with the King was 'hard-hearted'
The Sussexes appeared "alienated" in the last "hard-hearted and unpleasant" gathering with the Royal Family, an expert has claimed.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle appeared "alienated" during the last time they were with the Royal Family, a body language expert has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined the rest of the royals in September 2022 to attend the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth.
And it was during that time the interaction between the Sussexes and King Charles seemed "hard-hearted and unpleasant".
During the sombre event, the couple were pictured walking behind Charles on their way to the funeral.
Body language expert Judi James claimed the moment highlighted the "sense of alienation" between the two camps.
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She told the Mirror: "These photographs of Harry and Meghan with Charles at the Queen's funeral seem to make Harry's subsequent disloyalty to his father seem even more hard-hearted and unpleasant."
She added: "Walking down the palace staircase the sense of alienation is obvious as Charles walks ahead, apparently oblivious of his younger son and his wife behind him. There is no sense of family huddling or even communication although the non-verbal messages look powerful."
The expert went on to say that the "emotional mirroring" was between Harry and Charles.
She explained: "Charles looks solitary and his head is bowed in what looks like grief. Harry's head is tilted away from Meghan and his facial expression with the steepled brows suggests he is silently sharing that grief with his father."
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She also commented on Harry and Meghan's positioning during the late Queen's funeral and suggested that it might have shown the King's affection towards his son.
James said: "Harry and Meghan were seated directly behind Charles and Camilla. For any leader in history, the vulnerable position in terms of potential attack is the back, which is why we describe the people closest to us as 'having my back'.
"This would have been a position of trust in terms of Charles's emotions towards his son, despite comments and claims that had already been made.
"It would have allowed Harry to see his father's vulnerability caused by grief first-hand and close-up and perhaps have been an olive branch in their relationship."