Harry and Meghan hint at relationship change in CBS interview
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have hinted at a shift in their relationship dynamics in a revealing teaser clip from their latest TV interview, according to an expert.
The couple recently pre-recorded an interview for the American programme CBS Sunday Morning, set to air this weekend, where they discuss a new initiative aimed at supporting parents of children affected by online harm. In the promotional clip, the duo talks about their concerns for their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and the impact of online experiences on young people's mental well-being.
Body language expert Judi James noted that Harry and Meghan exhibit different gestures and speech patterns in the clip, which she suggests marks a departure from their previous interviews.
She told the Mirror: "Their synchronicity and their togetherness signals as a power couple suggest some growing maturity as they sit further apart than normal to perhaps promote themselves as individuals united by the cause as well as by their marriage, and by the way their pace and tone of both speech and movement is so contrasting rather than blending them into one professional unit as they used to do years ago.
"Meghan’s signals during this clip suggest she’s taking the lead here, using a blend of celebrity charm and concern to create a relationship with their interviewer, making careful segues between their home life and their campaign. She has her arm out as though possibly breaching the gap between herself and Harry by placing her hand on his thigh although the picture cuts before we can see where the hand actually lands.
"Her engagement with the interviewer is as powerful as Harry’s disengagement signals at the start of this clip while the two women speak. We see him in the clip gazing off into the distance with a serious facial expression while his wife tells a much more sociable and emotional story."
Meanwhile, Judi believes Meghan's body language does change and she becomes 'besotted' as soon as she talks about her children. She added: "Meghan is seen changing her body language and vocal state to speak about her children, performing a massively coy smile with a puckered top lip and rounded cheeks and partially hiding her face with her hand as though proud but also cutely coy about referring to them.”