Here’s what a lip-reading expert observed the Duchess of Sussex do after Queen Camilla noticed Princess Charlotte acting up during Queen Elizabeth.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, there were questions about which of her great-grandchildren would attend her funeral.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in the U.K. at the time but their small children stayed behind in Montecito. Prince William and the Princess of Wales (formerly Kate Middleton) left their youngest son, Prince Louis, at home but their two eldest children attended the funeral.
Most people thought Prince George and Princess Charlotte behaved well that day, but Queen Camilla wasn’t one of those people. King Charles’s wife noticed a moment when the two young royals weren’t on their best behavior and she made it known.
Now, an expert is pointing out that the Duchess of Sussex saw what was going on and had an interesting reaction to it.
Queen Camilla made it known that she was not happy with Princess Charlotte’s behavior
Camilla Parker Bowles, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Kate Middleton during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey | Karwai Tang/WireImage
When the little prince and princess took part in a procession at Westminster’s Wellington Arch, George appeared to pinch his sister which caused Charlotte to let out a yelp in pain. Queen Camilla heard Charlotte’s outburst and immediately turned towards her. While some viewed this as a moment of just kids being kids, Camilla was not pleased and started gesturing for Kate to “take her [daughter]” and get Charlotte to hush.
Body language expert Judi James spoke to Express about why Queen Camilla wanted the Princess of Wales to correct Charlotte instead of doing it herself.
James explained: “Camilla stands clutching her bag with both hands, looking away, until little Charlotte seems to turn and chat beside but slightly behind her. Camilla retains the same unsmiling facial expression but gradually rotates and her hand, with what looks like a pointed finger, seems to gesticulate towards Charlotte.
“If Camilla is telling Charlotte off it would probably be unnecessary, as Charlotte is the royal child who seems to be the keeper of protocol at big events, keeping her brothers in check most of the time. Also, as step-granny rather than granny it would be a controversial act.”
Lip reader noticed Meghan’s ’empathy’ for Charlotte when the princess got in trouble
Videos of that moment have the rounds online but what a lot of people didn’t notice was Meghan standing nearby and how she reacted after watching the whole thing.
We didn’t see too much emotion from Meghan during the late monarch’s funeral but an expert noticed her show emotion when Queen Camilla became annoyed with Charlotte.
According to Express, lip-reading expert Jeremy Freeman who analyzed the conversations between the royals that day, pointed out that the duchess saw the exchange. He said that Meghan appeared to show “empathy” towards Charlotte when she gave the princess a small, understanding smile.
