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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle created an “emotional drought” following their major shift in their strategy this year, a body language expert has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a productive 2024 featuring two tours in Nigeria and Colombia – but the latter half of the year saw them adopt a different approach when it comes to promoting their individual interests.
Harry and Meghan made various solo appearances focusing on their various endeavours with their professional split making headlines across the world.
Now body language Judi James claimed the couple’s new strategy marked a major shift for the couple, leaving an “emotional drought” which in turn did not coincide with their previous signalling.
She told the Mirror: “The year did start well in body language terms, with two ‘royal’ tours that saw the glittering couple looking tactile and bonded and even one rather passionate kissing display during a salsa class that kept their branding as both a professional and a romantic duo very much alive.
“Since then, though, fans have been shown a professional parting of the ways that appears to have been building slowly but carefully recently.
“We now go months without seeing Harry and Meghan appearing in public together, creating an emotional drought in terms of all that romantic signalling the couple are known for and which has always been essential to their narrative of having given so much up for love and to be together.”
The expert added: “Their tactile rituals, their adoring glances and their verbal gush about each other seemed to dissolve from public view once they became an ‘either-or’ professional double act in later 2024, rather than an inseparable professional duo.
“Working apart does seem to show some differences in their approach, too. Harry has been seen looking relaxed and playful, immersing himself in those conversations with young children he is so good at or turning on the performer charm doing comic turns on TV shows.
“Meghan’s solo appearances have shown her looking more vulnerable and even coy, ‘limpet clinging’ to friends as though missing the comfort of her body language with Harry.
“Harry and Meghan might shine apart, but together, their body language sets off Gamma rays.”