Kate Middleton and Prince William’s red carpet appearance at the Royal Variety Performance during a week of turmoil for The Firm was ’emotionally revealing’ according to a body language expert.
British-based Judi James told FEMAIL that the Prince of Wales’ “steering hand” as he and the Princess arrived hand in hand at the Royal Albert Hall this evening was gratefully accepted by his wife, who appeared “vulnerable” .
The 41-year-old royal couple’s appearance at the event comes after The Firm found themselves embroiled in another racing row, reignited by Omid Scobie’s book Endgame, which was published this week.
Referring to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claims in 2021 that members of the royal family had reportedly raised “concerns” about the color of Prince Archie’s skin before he was born, Scobie suggested there were two members of the family who had joined such discussions.
Initially, Scobie did not name the two people who allegedly made the comments, but shortly after Endgame was published in the Netherlands, the Dutch version was pulled from shelves and pulverized after it mentioned the two royals who allegedly raised concerns.
The Prince of Wales offered a ‘romantic gesture of support’ to his wife Kate this evening as the couple arrived at the Royal Variety Performance, a body language expert has claimed.
The couple mentioned in the book were tonight widely referred to as King Charles and Kate by media organizations around the world, including the Guardian and The Times.
Amid the fallout from the controversy, which the Palace is said to be ‘considering all options’, the Prince and Princess of Wales put on a brave face as they attended the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in Kensington.
Dressed in a stunning £1,288 teal dress from Safiyaa, which featured flared sleeves, statement shoulders and a high diamond-studded neck, the princess beamed as she arrived at the event with William.
However, according to Mrs James, the couple’s appearance on the red carpet showed signs of the Prince of Wales acting as support for his wife.
Judi pointed to Prince William’s ‘steering hand’ as he ‘introduces his beautiful wife to the world’ as they arrive on the red carpet
The body language expert noted that Kate seemed ‘somewhat vulnerable’ on arrival, but she soon relaxed in William’s presence
She said: ‘William’s gestures here look deliberate as he ‘presents’ his beautiful wife to the world on the red carpet.
He uses a guiding hand, but he also extends his arm and hand in a romantic gesture of support that she accepts, as she gives him a grateful smile.
“This isn’t their usual A-list red carpet cosplay. After the insults and rumors from Scobie’s book, the couple seems to have taken a royal approach that is also deeply human and more emotionally revealing in terms of their shared love than ever before.
‘As a body language statement it seems to include all the negative comments, from the suggestion of being boring to the quote ‘Stepford woman’.
“Kate looks slightly vulnerable here, with a less statuesque pose than usual for her red carpet appearances, but her smile warms as she connects with William with more shared eye contact than usual.”
While the royal family is considering the claims in the Dutch version of Endgame, it remains unclear how the royal names ended up in the book.
Today Scobie appeared on ITV’s This Morning, where he insisted the English version of the book did not include the names when it was sent to the translator.
However, Saskia Peeters, who translated the book from English into Dutch, told MailOnline today: ‘As a translator I translate what is in front of me.
‘The names of the royals were there in black and white. I didn’t add them.
‘I just did what I was paid to do and that was translate the book from English to Dutch.’
When the book’s author, Scobie, denied the names were in his manuscript, Ms. Peters said: ‘I don’t know why he would say that.
‘I have been translating for years. This is the first time something like this has happened.
‘This is not something I wanted to be involved in. This was disturbing. I don’t want to talk about it much anymore.’
