CONTROVERSY: Prince William’s and Kate’s Body Language Raises Eyebrows

Prince William’s and Princess Kate’s body language during her first public appearance since her abdominal surgery in January has gone viral. Kate spent the first half of 2024 resting after the January 16 surgery and later being diagnosed with cancer, for which she began chemotherapy in late February.

Before announcing her diagnosis, she was the subject of wild and sometimes morbid conspiracy theories, which appeared to have been undermined by her dramatic return to the limelight for Saturday’s Trooping the Color ceremony, which marked King Charles’ birthday.
Before announcing her diagnosis, she was the subject of wild and sometimes morbid conspiracy theories, which appeared to have been undermined by her dramatic return to the limelight for Saturday’s Trooping the Color ceremony, which marked King Charles’ birthday.

Prince William’s and Princess Kate’s body language during her first public appearance since her abdominal surgery in January has gone viral. Kate spent the first half of 2024 resting after the January 16 surgery and later being diagnosed with cancer, for which she began chemotherapy in late February.

Before announcing her diagnosis, she was the subject of wild and sometimes morbid conspiracy theories, which appeared to have been undermined by her dramatic return to the limelight for Saturday’s Trooping the Color ceremony, which marked King Charles’ birthday. Prince William and Kate’s Body Language Prince William and Princess Kate share a moment during their first joint public appearance of the year during the Trooping the Color ceremony on Saturday. The couple were seen by the crowd on the Buckingham… More CHRIS JACKSON/GETTY IMAGES

The princess’s lengthy absence from public life brought a focus on Kate’s and William’s body language as they looked out at the crowd from the Buckingham Palace balcony on Saturday. One clip posted on X (formerly Twitter) by a Prince Harry and Meghan Markle supporter, which was viewed 4.5 million times and liked 3,200 times, appeared to show William scolding Kate.

However, a longer version of the moment that available on YouTube seems to show that he was leaning forward to try to talk to the king, who turns his head to reply moments after the Twitter version cuts out. The message was accompanied by a 15-second clip, slowed down, which focused only on William and Kate. In it, the prince appears to bend down and lean in close to the princess’s face.

However, YouTube has a three-hour livestream of the Trooping the Color event that features the moment (at around 2:59:00) and appears to show William trying to talk to Charles past Kate’s wide-rimmed Philip Treacy hat. Moments after the prince leans forward, the king can be seen turning his head and nodding in reply, looking across Kate toward William.