The Duchess of Cambridge performed a huge "act of inconvenience" as she greeted her stepmother-in-law Camilla Parker Bowles at today's Commonwealth Day service, an expert has said.
Both Kate Middleton and Camilla attended the Westminster Abbey service alongside Prince William and Prince Charles, who represented the Queen at the event after she pulled out of attending.
There Kate was "keen" to "register affection" to the "woman who will be on the throne before her", body language expert Judi James told the Mirror.After the royal party arrived at the Abbey, there was a sweet moment where William and Kate greeted Charles and Camilla with hugs and kisses before they started their procession down the aisle.Judi says Kate was keen to show her affection and closeness to Camilla, who is set to be the next Queen Consort ahead of her stepdaughter-in-law."Kate touched Camilla’s arm with her left hand as an add-on gesture to suggest closeness and affection as they cheek-kissed," she said."She also performed a huge ‘act of inconvenience’ to show respect, bending her knees to lower herself right down to plant her kiss on Camilla’s cheeks."Her hand on Camilla’s arm dropped but she then replaced it for one final squeeze."These greeting add-ons are tie-signs that would signal to Camilla and to the rest of the world that Kate is keen to register affection and closeness with the woman who will be on the throne before her." However, before the group greeted each other, Judi said there were some signs of "residue tension" from the last Commonwealth Day service in 2020, which was the last royal engagement before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Royal Family.
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