Body language expert Blanca Cobb said about
what she observed during Prince Harry and
Duchess Meghan‘s wedding.
There were special moments between the royal
couple and their family members during the
nuptials. Cobb, using her expertise, believes
that some of their interactions are significant
in revealing how they were feeling during
the ceremony.
He looked very nervous. It was sweet. He’s
getting married in front of millions of people.
He’s professing his love to the woman of
his dreams and that would be nerve-racking
for anyone. He kept swiping at his face and
adjusting his clothing. Those are all signs
of nervousness. When one part of your body
touches another part of your body, that’s
what we call a self-soothing gesture. You
do this because you are trying to release
this excess anxiety, energy or stress that
you’re feeling.
Duchess Meghan, on the other hand, remained
at ease during the ceremony. Meghan was very
poised. "She came across very calm. She had
a very serene smile on her face as she was
walking down the aisle towards her groom.
Prince Charles walked Meghan down the aisle.
When Meghan got to the church door, Charles
immediately gives her a smile and puts out
his arm for her to grab and to hold to provide
that support. Prince Charles immediately got
into his role. He checked in on her. He gave
her a smile. As they were walking, he would
look to his left because that’s where she
was.
He really treated her like she’s delicate.
He knew, he understood that Meghan is very
precious to his son and treated her as such.
He walked a foot in front. He’s a step ahead
of her. He was really leading her towards
his son.
There were a few significant intimate moments
between the royal pair during the wedding
ceremony. They are very affectionate with
each other. Their public display of affection
is untypical for a royal couple. They are
very loving. They do have strong eye contact.
What we did see was him lifting the veil up
over her head. He was adjusting it to make
sure it was going to flow over nicely. He
treated her very delicately and we just remember
the big smile he had on his face.
The way that she was looking up at him with
this love and admiration and this respect.
It’s, like, 'Oh, my gosh, he is my prince.'
It was just very touching.”
The pair stared lovingly into each other's
eyes throughout the ceremony, it symbolizes
how strong their connection is. The eye contact
is important because you are making an emotional
connection with your partner — with your
bride, with your groom. When we look into
somebody's eyes, you can see into someone's
soul. You can see emotion. You can see love,
you can see anger, you can see happiness,
you can see excitement, you can see fear.
There is that emotional connection of love
between the two.
Doria Ragland was present to support her daughter
on her wedding day and she could not hold
back her emotions. With Meghan’s mom, she
could just feel it. You can just see that
she felt the emotion. She got teary-eyed,
she would have her chin down a lot. Just moments
of happiness and bittersweetness also.
For parents, it’s so reflective. We wouldn’t
be surprised if, in her own mind, she was
thinking about her daughter’s life and where
she is now and as a mom … to feel that your
daughter has found the one. She found the
person that she’s going to share a life
with. They are going to be happy and take
care of each other. How could you not? It
was an emotional thing for her.
People will cover up their neck when they
are uncomfortable. It’s particularly common
with women, of Harry's ex covering her neck
in the chapel. She’s covering her neck.
You do that when you’re anxious, when you’re
uncomfortable. When something is bothering
you. She also did some lip tightening. You
tighten your lips when you’re anxious or
uncomfortable.
She definitely showed signs of some anxiety
and tension.
What happens a lot of times with a couple
is you get a sense of who’s more dominant,
or who is more in charge or who is more of
the leader. When you have a couple that are
standing shoulder to shoulder, and of course
you can’t be exact, but within a couple
of inches, it shows that you’re maintaining
a connection that you’re connected to each
other, but one isn’t more important than
the other, so to speak, because your stride
is similar.
Sometimes there is a height difference, but
whoever has the advantage … whoever has
longer legs, and they take a longer stride,
they can actually control that. It’s a conscious
decision of whether you want to or not. There
is a height difference between Harry and Meghan.
When they were walking down the steps, you
can tell it was the same foot leading, it
was a very similar stride, but Harry pulled
it in. He reigned it in. In my opinion, you
don’t consciously say, ‘OK, this is what
I’m doing right now,’ but subconsciously
because you just feel that connection.
That once the pair got into their carriage,
Prince Harry looked more relaxed. They are
husband and wife. When the event is over,
the body can just relax somewhat. Now it’s
celebration. Now it’s laughs. Now it’s
smiles. Your body releases a lot of tension.
You’re married … you can wave to the crowd,
to your fans. It’s a different energy.”
As for Meghan, she has a harder time adjusting
to big groups of people. Crowds can be overwhelming.
Even though she has been in the limelight
in her own right as an actress, as a TV actress,
big crowds like that are a little unnerving
for her. Harry is much more comfortable around
massive amounts of people as he has been in
that since he was a little boy. I think she
handles it in strides, but that is an enormous
amount of people.
The couple stepped out together to head to
their evening reception at Frogmore House
in new outfits. Meghan switched into a Stella
McCartney halterneck, sleeveless dress and
Harry changed into a black tuxedo.
You can tell that they both are very confident.
Their arms are not by their sides. You get
a sense of how someone is feeling by the position
of their arms. If you look at the position
of their arms, is there any tension? How close
their arms are to their body? So what we saw
is their arms are more free-flowing. It gives
you an indication that they are feeling more
relaxed and they are not covering any part
of their bodies.
