Royal fans were surprised on Easter Sunday when Prince Andrew was seen attending a church service with the rest of the family at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The disgraced prince had not been seen since the holiday last year and many didn’t think King Charles was going to allow his brother at many more family gatherings where cameras would catch him. But Andrew was there and one expert says he displayed a “cocky arraogance.”
Here’s more on that, plus the interesting remark a lip reader observed the Duke of York making as he chatted with another family member.
Lip-reading expert reveals what Prince Andrew was talking about outside the church
Outside the chapel, cameras captured Prince Andrew speaking with his brother-in-law, Sir Timothy Laurence.
Professional lip reader Jeremy Freeman shared what he decoded the prince saying to Princess Anne‘s husband with The Mirror.
According to Freeman, Andrew appeared to say something about Prince William and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) — who did not attend the service — and referring to the seating plan.
The Waleses had informed King Charles ahead of the holiday that they would not be attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George’s as they would be staying in Norfolk at their Anmer Hall home to “spend time together as a family before [Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis] go back to school.”
Body language expert calls out the Duke of York’s ‘cocky arrogance’ and gestures
Body language expert Judi James also spoke The Mirror after analyzing the footage of the Duke of York and insisted that he was showing “cocky arrogance” during that chat with Sir Timothy.
James explained: “Prince Andrew’s body language made this look like his debutante’s coming out ball as he performed a kind royal quick-step to appear back in the role of second son to the late queen. While his ex-wife Fergie displayed newly-found signals of royal confidence, waving to the crowds, chatting and laughing in her signature animated way and striding forward to greet and chat with the clergy, Andrew waited until the rest of the Firm were in place before suddenly appearing from the gloom of the Chapel doorway where he must have been hiding before making his dramatic entrance.
James continued: “Andrew’s body language signals were all about a kind of cocky arrogance here. With his jacket undone, he positioned himself in the gap in the middle of the group, where he stood with his legs splayed in a pose of confidence.
“He crossed one arm over his belly and his free hand was used to show a stabbing, pointing index finger as he chatted with a rather awkward-looking Commander Tim. He evaporated back into the gloom of the porch once Charles arrived, but that also gave him the option of walking into the chapel close behind the King and queen, perhaps with Fergie who seemed to have nipped to stand behind him.”
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