Harry and Meghan’s Intimate Engagement Photos: A Royal First

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are once again breaking royal protocol with their latest engagement photographs, which have been described as the most intimate in history.

Body language expert Judy James told Mail Online that the couple looks so in love in the three new official royal portraits that viewers might feel like intruding on a private moment.

The pictures were taken by celebrated fashion photographer Alexei Lobomirsky, who has captured the high levels of s**ual attraction between Harry and Meghan, according to James.

She also noted a marked contrast between the couple’s photos and those released by Kate and William when they got engaged in 2010.

While William and Kate opted for some polite snuggling, Harry has raised the bar by wrapping Meghan into his coat.

James offered her expert view on what the photographs tell us about Harry and Meghan’s relationship.

She observed that the couple have cut right through any protocol about the intimacy levels of royal engagement photos with their stunningly s**y poses.

The new royal couple did take time out on the full-length shot to throw some eye contact towards the camera, but it’s clear from Harry’s soft and dreamy eye expression that he’s only concerned with the woman sitting between his legs.

This is a very intimate pose and a world away from anything the royals have released before.

William and Kate’s poses were far less exclusive in terms of locking out the viewer.

They giggled towards the camera to share their happiness, but their bodies were close, not to the extent that Harry and Meghan’s are.

Harry’s besotted smile makes him look almost unrecognisable, and an expression like this just has to be authentic rather than posed for the camera.

While William and Kate opted for some polite snuggling in their photos, Harry has raised the bar by wrapping Meghan into his coat.

She’s looking down in a flirtatious way, but the way their heads are nuzzling makes you feel like clearing your throat to let them know you’re still watching.

Harry is clearly openly happy to let the rest of the world know how happy and in love he is, and Meghan’s high levels of confidence seem to have allowed him to show a far more intimate side of their relationship.

The poses in the black and white shot of Harry and Meghan show a couple almost isolated in their own love.

Harry hasn’t closed his bride-to-be between his legs here in a gesture that shows loving protection along with high levels of s**ual attraction.

William and Kate’s poses always looked like shared and sharing shots with the couple speaking to the camera with their eyes.

This made their poses sweet and rather cute, whereas Harry and Meghan’s are far more exclusive.

If there were any protocol about the intimacy levels of royal engagement photos, Harry and Meghan have cut right through it with their stunningly s**y poses that show a couple so much in love that the viewer might seem to be intruding.