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Body language expert Judi James said Kate showed ‘affectionate touch rituals’ with her husband the Prince of Wales and she looked at ease while attending the Festival of Remembrance in London
The Princess of Wales looked “excited” to be back performing royal duties and showed off her affection for the Prince of Wales, a body language expert claims.
Kate, 42, was seen with a “rounded-cheek beaming smile and glowing eye expression” as she attended the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall with Prince William and King Charles III. The annual event is hosted by the Royal British Legion to honour the nation’s servicemen and women as well as the war dead.
According to body language guru Judi James, Kate appeared to be “glad to be back in a role as a royal again” as she made her latest public appearance following her recovery from cancer. “Her arrival with William showed some stunning body language signs of a change for them as a couple too,” Judi said. “In the few steps it took to leave the car and greet their hosts it was almost possible to lose count of the affectionate touch rituals and glances exchanged between them.”
Judi said the royal couple seemed to be “compelled to keep touching each other in a behaviour you often normally see from couples newly in love”. She explained: “William places an arm round Kate’s back and she reciprocates by leaning back closer to him and putting a hand around his waist, suggesting mutual support and affection.
“William responds with three more touches or virtual hugs, almost as though he can’t bear to take his hands off Kate or let her go, during one of her first appearances back in public.”
Kate looked radiant as she attended the event in an elegant black dress. It is the princess’ first high profile appearance for several weeks – she recently finished chemotherapy following a recent cancer diagnosis – and she will also attend the national commemoration at the Cenotaph on Sunday. It will be the first time she has carried out two consecutive days of public official engagements since the start of the year.
Kate will watch, as is tradition, from above, on the nearby Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office balcony overlooking Whitehall, taking part in the solemn two-minute silence and viewing the veterans’ march past
William recently candidly described the last year as the “hardest” of his life and how 2024 has been “brutal”. His father, the King, is also undergoing cancer treatment and Charles received applause as he took his seat next to the Anne, the Princess Royal at Saturday’s event, which honours sacrifices made by the British and Commonwealth armed forces community and includes musical performances and personal testimonies.
During the Festival, William and Kate, both wearing poppies, applauded a performance by Sir Tom Jones – who sang I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall with the central band of the Royal Air Force – and joined other members of the royal family in standing to clap for Second World War veterans.
Anne’s husband, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were also in attendance, but the Queen was absent from the Festival and will also miss the Cenotaph ceremony on Sunday as she recovers from a chest infection.