MarieClaire
  • News
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Career
  • Bridal
  • Podcasts
  • Beyond Beauty
  • Video
MarieClaire
  • News
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Career
  • Bridal
  • Podcasts
  • Beyond Beauty
  • Video
MAFS' Aleks and Ivan exchange wedding vows
Watch 4:43

MAFS' Aleks and Ivan exchange wedding vows

{headline}

{headline}

This New Photo Of Prince Harry And Baby Archie Was The Highlight Of 2019

This New Photo Of Prince Harry And Baby Archie Was The Highlight Of 2019

We Finally Get A Look Inside Harry And Meghan’s Canadian Holiday

We Finally Get A Look Inside Harry And Meghan’s Canadian Holiday

Why Harry And Meghan Were Turned Away From A Top Canadian Restaurant

Why Harry And Meghan Were Turned Away From A Top Canadian Restaurant

Meghan Markle’s Friend, Janina Gavankar Slams Media For Photoshopping The Sussex Christmas Card

Meghan Markle’s Friend, Janina Gavankar Slams Media For Photoshopping The Sussex Christmas Card

{headline}

{headline}

The Sussex's Family Christmas Card Is Finally Here

The Sussex's Family Christmas Card Is Finally Here

Prince Harry Takes Archie To Playgroup For The First Time

Prince Harry Takes Archie To Playgroup For The First Time

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Skip Christmas With The Royal Family

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Skip Christmas With The Royal Family

{headline}

{headline}

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Just Confirmed Archie Is A Ginger (!!!)

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Just Confirmed Archie Is A Ginger (!!!)

Meghan Markle Donated Archie’s Outgrown Baby Clothes To HIV Charity

Meghan Markle Donated Archie’s Outgrown Baby Clothes To HIV Charity

This Video Of Meghan Markle Dancing With Baby Archie Is The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Day

This Video Of Meghan Markle Dancing With Baby Archie Is The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Day

Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Take Archie Harrison To His First Royal Engagement

Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Take Archie Harrison To His First Royal Engagement

Meghan Markle Posts Never-Before-Seen Photo Of Baby Archie For Prince Harry's Birthday

Meghan Markle Posts Never-Before-Seen Photo Of Baby Archie For Prince Harry's Birthday

Prepare To Melt: Archie Harrison Has Red Hair, Just Like His Dad

Prepare To Melt: Archie Harrison Has Red Hair, Just Like His Dad

Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Had Some Wild Things To Say About Archie's Christening

Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Had Some Wild Things To Say About Archie's Christening

  1. Home
  2. Lifestyle

A Body Language Expert Weighs In On The Energy In Archie Harrison's Tense Christening Portrait

“That whole side is negative" - by Arielle Tsoukatos
  • 09 Jul 2019
A Body Language Expert Weighs In On The Energy In Archie Harrison's Tense Christening Portrait

Talk of a royal feud between The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shows no signs of abating this week in the wake of baby Archie Harrison's highly-discussed royal christening portrait. 

Before we get into the nitty-gritty, here's a rundown of who's in the royal family portrait taken at Windsor Castle: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex look pleased sitting with their two-month-old. To their left and right, respectively, sit Camilla Parker Bowles and Kate Middleton. Standing above them, from left to right, is Prince Charles, Doria Ragland, Princess Diana’s sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, and Prince William.

View Profile
2.6m likes - View Post on Instagram
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Instagram: "This morning, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was christened in the Private Chapel at Windsor..."

If you noticed the uncomfortable body language exhibited by Will and Kate Middleton in the family photo then you're not alone. Here's what royal enthusiasts had to say on Twitter:

Sara Louise Hampton on Twitter
Aelomvyre on Twitter
TrixieP on Twitter

Body language expert Patti Wood told InStyle U.S. that William’s demeanour seemed incongruous with what we typically see from the Duke of Cambridge.

“Prince William, though always correct and royal, is normally fairly relaxed and happy in family settings,” Wood explained. “Look at him here, he is stiff. His hands are not just held [in] the normal formal protective 'fig leaf' position, but tense and tightly as if wishes he had a metal plate there to protect him. And most dramatically, his facial expression is tight with downward pulling musculature in the forehead and cheeks with sour-faced nose and mouth.”

But the Duke of Cambridge wasn’t the only one who seemed on edge.

“The energy on that whole side is negative,” she said of the portrait. “Kate is also extraordinarily tense,” Wood continued, noting that her hands were in a similarly protective placement indicative of being “frozen with fear.”

  • Lifestyle
  • Kate Middleton
  • Meghan Markle
  • Royal Wedding
Arielle Tsoukatos
Arielle Tsoukatos
Arielle is our Senior Digital Beauty & Lifestyle Editor. A few career highlights include; lunch with Kim Cattrall, interviewing Naomi Watts and swapping make-up tips with Margot Robbie on the red carpet. You can find her words on InStyle, marie claire and Women's Health.

6 issues for $35 -

Subscribe to marie claire

Subscribe Now
6 issues for $35

6 issues for $35 -

Subscribe to marie claire

Subscribe Now
6 issues for $35

Recommended to you

MAFS' Aleks and Ivan exchange wedding vows
Watch 4:43

MAFS' Aleks and Ivan exchange wedding vows

{headline}

{headline}

This New Photo Of Prince Harry And Baby Archie Was The Highlight Of 2019

This New Photo Of Prince Harry And Baby Archie Was The Highlight Of 2019

We Finally Get A Look Inside Harry And Meghan’s Canadian Holiday

We Finally Get A Look Inside Harry And Meghan’s Canadian Holiday

Why Harry And Meghan Were Turned Away From A Top Canadian Restaurant

Why Harry And Meghan Were Turned Away From A Top Canadian Restaurant

Meghan Markle’s Friend, Janina Gavankar Slams Media For Photoshopping The Sussex Christmas Card

Meghan Markle’s Friend, Janina Gavankar Slams Media For Photoshopping The Sussex Christmas Card

{headline}

{headline}

The Sussex's Family Christmas Card Is Finally Here

The Sussex's Family Christmas Card Is Finally Here

Prince Harry Takes Archie To Playgroup For The First Time

Prince Harry Takes Archie To Playgroup For The First Time

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Skip Christmas With The Royal Family

Why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Might Skip Christmas With The Royal Family

{headline}

{headline}

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Just Confirmed Archie Is A Ginger (!!!)

Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Just Confirmed Archie Is A Ginger (!!!)

Meghan Markle Donated Archie’s Outgrown Baby Clothes To HIV Charity

Meghan Markle Donated Archie’s Outgrown Baby Clothes To HIV Charity

This Video Of Meghan Markle Dancing With Baby Archie Is The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Day

This Video Of Meghan Markle Dancing With Baby Archie Is The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Day

Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Take Archie Harrison To His First Royal Engagement

Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Take Archie Harrison To His First Royal Engagement

Meghan Markle Posts Never-Before-Seen Photo Of Baby Archie For Prince Harry's Birthday

Meghan Markle Posts Never-Before-Seen Photo Of Baby Archie For Prince Harry's Birthday

Prepare To Melt: Archie Harrison Has Red Hair, Just Like His Dad

Prepare To Melt: Archie Harrison Has Red Hair, Just Like His Dad

Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Had Some Wild Things To Say About Archie's Christening

Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Had Some Wild Things To Say About Archie's Christening

MarieClaire
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

Brands

  • Beauty Crew
  • Home Beautiful
  • Who

Our Network

  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • BHG Shop
  • New Idea food
  • New Idea
  • Girlfriend
  • That’s Life
  • Practical Parenting
  • All Recipes
  • Perth Now
  • The West Australian
  • 7Plus
  • Airtasker
  • 7NEWS
  • SocietyOne
  • Health Engine
  • Starts at 60
© 2021 Are Media PTY LTD
Get more from Marie Claire

Magazine Subscription Offer

6 issues for $35 -

Shop This Offer
6 issues for $35