King Charles' touching message for Prince William at Commonwealth service
King Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester for the event at Westminster Abbey.
The Royal Family congregated for one of the most significant events in their calendar this week - the annual Commonwealth Day service.
King Charles and the Princess of Wales made a comeback to the event yesterday, after being forced to miss last year's due to both being diagnosed with cancer.
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Arriving at the Abbey in a striking red Catherine Walker coat and pill box hat was Kate, accompanied by Prince William. Following them were Charles and Queen Camilla.
After greeting dignitaries, the group, which included Princess Anne and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, had a moment to exchange kisses and curtsies.
William was seen giving his father, the King, kisses on his cheeks before they were caught exchanging a few words on camera, reports the Mirror.
Lip reader Jeremy Freeman revealed that Charles had a message for his eldest son, telling him: "Good to see you."
This comes as William and Kate were also spotted chatting and giggling together as they arrived and took their seats before the service began.
Body language expert Judi James told the Mirror that it demonstrated a 'transition' from their recent outings - but one moment showed 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.
"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.
"They walked in together but slightly apart with signs of renewed energy and positivity. William's beaming smile projected ongoing pride in his wife but he avoided all the steering pats and touches that can imply she has some need of support and encouragement.
"When they did connect as they do here, sitting together, William's body-scrunched pose and his very youthful smile with eye crinkling and a peek of the front teeth through his lips in response to Kate's lean and playful smile suggests a bit of a bashful crush is still going on in their relationship."
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The Commonwealth Day service, a significant event in the royal calendar that often sees senior royals together, was graced by performers from across the Commonwealth. The service included hymns and prayers in support of the institution and its leaders.
Britain's Got Talent 2015 semi-finalists, violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason and his sister Jeneba on piano, provided musical entertainment.
Among the guests were hundreds of schoolchildren, diplomatic representatives 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.