Prince William Acted As A Shield To Protects Kate From Meghan

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00:00Prince William strategically positions himself between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle during royal event.

00:06Body language expert spots deliberate barrier move as William separates Kate and Meghan.

00:12Protective Prince? William firmly places himself between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.

00:17During a large-scale celebration honoring 100 years of the Royal Air Force on July 10, 2018,

00:24Prince William made a subtle but telling move that sparked royal watchers' interest.

00:29Royal tension on display. William's body language quietly speaks volumes.

00:35As Kate Middleton greeted the Dean of Westminster at the Abbey service earlier that day, Meghan Markle stood directly behind her.

00:43At that moment, Prince William shifted his position to step between his wife and Meghan,

00:47an action that body language expert Judy James later described as a clear, deliberate gesture.

00:53Prince William steps in. A subtle divide emerges between Kate and Meghan at RAF event.

01:00According to Judy, William's stance resembled that of a protective husband, placing himself as a human shield,

01:06between Kate and someone he may have seen as a source of tension.

01:10She pointed out how he ducked his head and shifted next to Kate, with his lips drawn inward.

01:15A move she called a classic sign of regret.

01:18The dynamic between the women had already been the subject of intense speculation,

01:21and this small movement seemed to speak volumes in hindsight.

01:26Fallout from the bridesmaids' dress disagreement still lingers behind the scenes.

01:31Tension between Kate and Meghan had reportedly been simmering since the days leading up to Meghan's wedding,

01:36and the now infamous disagreement over Princess Charlotte's bridesmaid dress only added to the strain.

01:41While early reports painted Meghan as the one who made Kate cry,

01:46Meghan later contradicted those claims in a revealing interview, saying it was the other way around.

01:51She claimed Kate apologized and even brought her flowers.

01:55Former palace staff have stated that both women were actually reduced to tears after the tense exchange.

02:02In the book Yes Ma'am, The Secret Life of Royal Servants, author Tom Quinn quotes a staffer saying the argument was

02:08blown out of proportion and became symbolic of larger issues between Meghan, Kate, and the wider family.

02:16Regardless of who cried first, it's clear the moment left a lasting emotional scar and has continued to be a point of contention.

02:23Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey reignites tensions over past incidents.

02:28In March of 2021, Meghan gave her side of the bridesmaid's dress incident during a highly publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey.

02:35She emphasized that Kate had apologized, but her frustration stemmed from the way the incident was later portrayed in the media.

02:43According to Meghan, she was blamed for something that not only wasn't her fault, but didn't happen the way the public was told.

02:50This interview added on to already fragile family relationships.

02:54Meghan's claim that those close to the couple failed to correct the narrative added another layer.

02:59The royal family famously responded to the broader interview by issuing a statement that included the now iconic phrase,

03:07recollections may vary, particularly in reference to claims about race and Archie's skin tone.

03:13Alternative explanations.

03:15For Prince William's balcony maneuver, add ambiguity to the moment.

03:18While Judy James offered one interpretation of William's movement during the RAF celebration,

03:24she also acknowledged that there could be more polite motivations at play.

03:28According to her, royal protocol can sometimes create awkward log jams during group greetings.

03:35William may have stepped in not to block Meghan, but to avoid turning his back on her,

03:40an act that would be considered dismissive or rude.

03:43Meghan was still new to the royal family at that point,

03:46and William had previously been observed treating her with friendliness.

03:50Judy also noted that William returned to Kate's side once the procession began,

03:55allowing his and Kate's backs to naturally face Meghan and Prince Harry as part of the ceremony's structure.

04:02Still, given the broader context,

04:04some observers lean more toward the idea that William's body language was a subtle form of buffering.

04:09Lip gloss tension at the Royal Foundation Summit

04:13adds to a growing list of misunderstandings.

04:17Another early incident that highlighted the underlying tension between Meghan and Kate

04:21took place in February of 2018 at the Royal Foundation Forum,

04:26their first public appearance as a foursome.

04:29In his memoir, Spare,

04:31Prince Harry described how Meghan asked to borrow lip gloss from Kate,

04:34who hesitated but handed it over.

04:36Meghan applied some to her finger and dabbed it onto her lips,

04:40prompting Kate to make what Harry described as a disgusted expression.

04:44While seemingly minor,

04:46the moment has come to symbolize the clash of cultures and personalities within the family.

04:51Meghan's more informal American habits didn't always sit well with the British royals.

04:56Harry himself admitted at the event that working together as a family had its challenges,

05:01even though he insisted they were stuck together for life.

05:05Meghan's more detailed than just being told at the same time.

05:06Hear me,

05:08you're still going to be talking to Kate.

05:10I think she was still going to be in a place of her.

05:12And she was going to say the same time.

05:13She was still going to be being told here,

05:13and she then left you away.

05:14And I'm going to be watching.

05:14She was going to follow up with that announcement.

05:15You can see that there is a story with the previous introduction.

05:16You can see that there is a story with Meijing.

05:17And I'm going to be talking to you.

05:18You can see it.

05:19Nobody can see that there is something that's going to be able to be able to write it up with the

05:22Yes,

05:23but he takes over the last part of the picture.

05:23She's going to be playing with you.

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