Charles' sweet message to William uncovered by lip reader â as Kate returns
King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate were among the senior royals at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday, and a lip reader has decoded what Charles said to William
Some members of the Royal Family, including King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate, came together for the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on Monday.
King Charles and the Princess of Wales made a comeback to the event, after having to miss it last year due to their cancer diagnoses. Kate looked stunning in a vibrant red Catherine Walker coat and pillbox hat as she arrived at the Abbey with Prince William, not long before King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived. After greeting dignitaries, the Royal quartet, along with Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, shared kisses and curtsies.
King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate were among the senior royals at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey (Image: PA)
Prince William warmly greeted his father, King Charles, with kisses on his cheeks before they were seen exchanging a few words. Lip reader Jeremy Freeman has now decoded what Charles said to William. The monarch had a sweet message for his eldest son, telling him: "Good to see you", reports the Mirror.
This comes as William and Kate were spotted chatting and giggling together as they took their seats before the service began.
Body language expert Judi James has told the Mirror that this showed a 'transition' from their recent outings - but one moment revealed William's 'bashful crush' on his wife. She elaborated: "William and Kate made the body language transition from 'unison' behaviours to mirrored, 'free movement' behaviours at this formal royal event.
"Since Kate's illness, they have been extra tactile and totally connected during their public appearances, using every opportunity to use touches, glances or mimed hugs to move together coupled up like ice skaters or ballroom dancers. But here they performed the equivalent of 'free' movement, putting in their professional appearance in a more traditionally regal way but moving while apart in synchronised, mirrored unity as they did so.
Kate and William beamed at each other during the service (Image: PA)
"What this showed was a more relaxed approach with no need to check or employ tie-signs. It appeared to signal they were both on strong, repaired form for this event, keeping their signals of utter fondness to a minimum while still keeping totally in sync.
Judi also added that William's body language "suggests a bit of a bashful crush is still going on in their relationship."
The Commonwealth Day service is a key event in the Royal diary and one of the few times we see senior royals together. Performers from all over the Commonwealth participated in the service, which included hymns and prayers for the institution and its leaders.
Britain's Got Talent 2015 semi-finalists, violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason and his sister Jeneba on piano, provided the music. Among the guests were hundreds of school kids, diplomats from the Commonwealth's 56 member states, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, his deputy Angela Rayner, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and former Spice Girl Geri Horner.
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