Prince William and Princess Catherine: Evaluating Their Changing Body Language

Since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II last month, Prince William and Princess Catherine have been keeping a busy schedule with their new title.

They have been attending various events, including visits to Northern Ireland, BBC Radio 1, and an event in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for Coach Cor's 10th anniversary.

A body language expert has now evaluated the couple's changing mannerisms while on public appearances.

Former police officer Darren Stanton, who has the abilities required to analyse body language in minute detail, compared the royal couple's body language from their recent engagement in Swansea to one of their first joint visits in Anglesey.

According to Stanton, William and Catherine have grown and developed in confidence and are no longer joined at the hip.

During a recent tour to Northern Ireland, the Princess encountered a member of the audience who shook Catherine's hand and stated, ”Nice to meet you, but it would be better if you were in your own country.”

Despite the embarrassing encounter, the Princess handled the situation with grace as she smiled and went on to other eager crowd members.

Catherine has grown in confidence as an official member of the royal family since her marriage to William in 2011.

In the decade that Catherine has been attending official events with William, she did not always exude the levels of confidence that she does now, according to Stanton.

She has matured and grown into her own person and an important member of the royal family.

Stanton also noted that Catherine frequently walks ahead of William and speaks to people on her own while William speaks to other officials.

The behavioural expert made the analysis by assessing Catherine's clothing choices and mannerisms.

Catherine now dons far more vivid hues, such as red, which Stanton calls her superhero colour, giving her a striking appearance and denoting power and complete confidence in herself.

In contrast, according to Stanton, Catherine used to exhibit many more nervous gestures, like biting her lip or crossing her arms to the front, which psychologically indicates a lack of confidence.

The same may be said of William, who used similar gestures to that of his father, King Charles, and would often come across as anxious or nervous.

But now, he appears more at ease in his position.

Stanton also claimed that Charles was seen playing with cufflinks on his shirt, something he was often seen doing during his first outing with his wife.

Nowadays, we don't see nearly as many self-assurance gestures, he concluded.

This demonstrates that he has gained confidence and is secure in his role as Prince of Wales and future king.

The couple has also learned what they consider acceptable in terms of public displays of affection during public engagements, which royal fans find very sweet.

In fact, it is very rare that Catherine will hang on to William's arm when attending various events.

She frequently walks ahead of him and speaks to people on her own, while William speaks to other officials.