A body language expert claimed that Meghan Markle showed her real feelings about her royal title during her appearance in the Ellen Show.
In an interview with the veteran presenter, Judi James said that the 40-year-old Duchess “giggled when Ellen used [her title] and placed her hands over her face in a modest cut-off ritual.”
Now James, a body language expert, told The Sun’s Fabulous exactly what Meghan’s body language revealed throughout the interview.
“Watching Meghan’s body language here is so easy to imagine the years of conflict, controversy, and heartbreak never existed,” James wrote in an article published by The Sun.
“This is ‘Meghan Lite’, an apparently fun-loving, carefree, and very playful version of the woman we have seen on first Oprah and then in an active campaigning mode.”
“It is almost as though Meghan is keen to outdo her husband with his “joker Prince” tag here,” James added. “Harry’s exploits on the Corden show pale into comparison to Meghan’s antics as she is mock-“pranked” by Ellen.”
“The outdoors scene was at her suggestion we are told and she performs with enthusiasm and a total lack of embarrassment as Ellen sends her commands over a hidden earpiece.”
“As a royal, she might have been warned of “The Curse of Royal it’s a Knock-out” before standing doing floor-squats in public wearing a smart dress and overcoat but Meghan is clearly determined to prove she is a sport and her acting experience must have been a help.”
“There are no small sniggers, eye-rolls, or other looks of embarrassment here and if anything she even exaggerates many of the acts she is asked to perform,” James wrote in the thorough analysis. “While the one hand she keeps placing on her hip forms a partial splay gesture that suggests high levels of confidence.”
“The studio scenes do show Meghan using gestures of embarrassment but only about the rapturous reception from the audience,” James added. “As they cheer and whoop Ellen show-style she performs a couple of modest-looking “baby-waves” at them and giggles shyly.”
“Once she is seated and the applause continues she even turns to Ellen, placing a hand over her face and muttering as though totally shocked by the response,” the body language expert explained.
“After that, it is all giggling anecdotes and good humor, with Meghan constantly bonding with the audience by talking to them as though they were the third friend in the chatty conversation.”
“Her anecdotes are performed using illustrative and mime rituals to make the stories even more real,” James wrote.
“There are no verbal references and no non-verbal leakage about her life in the UK but there is a long stretch spent telling how she once used to make scrunchies to sell at school, so clearly anything controversial has been carefully avoided here.”
“Harry gets a small mention at the start when she says “Harry loves California” and her eyes close and her head turns from side to side to illustrate his emotions.”
“He is mentioned again during the book plug segment,” James wrote. “But there is more mention of the children, with both Ellen and Meghan openly telling stories and making loving comments.”
“Meghan even mimics Archie at one point as she quotes something he said,” James continued. “Meghan seems to act as though her title of Duchess of Sussex makes her rather embarrassed.”
“She giggles when Ellen uses it and places her hands over her face in a cut-off ritual that seems to be intended to imply modesty.”
“There is a change of body language mood when we are shown a more recent version of Meghan as her Times “Most influential” photo pops up on the backdrop and she adopts a less giggly and more assertive tone to speak about her campaign for federal paid leave.”
According to James, the Meghan she saw on Ellen is the “sweet-looking Meghan” using body language similar to the days when Harry first introduced her to an adoring public in the UK.