Prince William and Duchess Kate’s date full of love: Body language expert dishes verdict on couple’s night out
After eight years and three children together, the royal couple looked just as loved up as they would have been on their first date night, a body language expert has revealed.
Judi James says both Prince William and Duchess Kate, who are not a couple to publicly display acts of affection, exhibited “subtly flirt” behaviour that royal fans got to see at the beginning of their relationship.
While their displays of love and appreciation may be a little more downplayed than the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, James told FEMAIL, they still signal they have a solid foundation rooted in mutual affection.
The body language expert noted a photograph showing Prince William’s hand on the small of his wife’s back appeared “gentlemanly.”
“William and Kate aren’t known for their overt PDAs and they can keep their touch rituals to a minimum in public but this back-touch from William looks unusually tactile and affectionate,” she said.
“His smile looks almost shy here and the splayed hand appears gentle and gentlemanly, although that raised thumb suggests intense happiness.”
It was not the only snap that showed the royal’s looking starry eyed and in love that got James’ attention though.
An image shared by Kensington Palace’s official Instagram page displayed the Duke and Duchess in their seats at the London Palladium during the show.
“The couple’s mirroring is always tight, showing like-minded thinking and a subliminal desire to present as an double act based on two empathetic equals,” James said.
“Here though they add some strong eye-engage signals, leaning their heads together at matching angles to do so.
“The eye contact has produced facial expressions that suggest the classic "look of love", with a softening of the features plus a dimpled smile from Kate.’
Once more, a picture of the couple laughing in their box during the show signalled to the body language expert that they were both having fun.
“Royal Variety performances can prompt some smiles from the royal box but here William and Kate are literally rocking with laughter,” Judi explained.
“Again it is mutual though, with mirrored movements, suggesting a shared sense of fun.”
However, what stood out to her was a snap of the couple leaving the event and heading back to their car after a long night in public.
“When any smiling public displays have been an act it’s the moment a couple take their seats in the car that you’ll often see masks begin to slip,” Judi said.
“But if anything Kate’s expression of delight appears to intensify here. Her excited, widened eye expression, her rounded cheeks and her symmetric smile all make her look like someone on a first date.”
Scroll through the gallery above to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looking loved up on date night.