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Prince Harry appeared ‘tense’ with the Duchess of Cornwall during public appearances in the years before Megxit, a body language expert has claimed. Princess Diana’s biographer Tina Brown yesterday claimed the Duke of Sussex, 37, who is currently living in his $14 million mansion in California, ‘can’t stand’ Camilla and might deepen his rift with the royal family by ‘going after’ her and Prince Charles in his upcoming memoirs.

Speaking to the Telegraph Magazine ahead of the release of her new book, The Palace Papers, Brown, 68, said the Duke of Sussex never made his peace with Prince Charles and Camilla’s relationship, and does not want Camilla to become Queen. Speaking to FEMAIL, body language expert Judi James revealed how there appeared to be ‘friction’ between the pair during engagements over the last few years.

She explained: ‘Like his brother William, Harry appeared to adopt a philosophical view of the woman once called “The Rottweiler” and be willing to make verbal declarations of affection for her. However this behavior seems to have been linked to and possibly dependent on his relationship with his father. It looks very much as though Harry needed an alienation from his father before he dropped some of the social niceties with Camilla.’

She noted that at key public appearances involving Prince Harry and the Duchess, there was clear ‘friction’ between the two, with the Duke appearing ‘tense’ (pictured together in 2018).

‘FEELING TENSE’ AT CHARLES AND CAMILLA’S WEDDING IN 2005: Judi explained how the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla was ‘tense’, with Harry ‘distancing’ himself from the group in portraits.’ She said: ‘This was a tense affair all round, with the Queen’s body language probably topping the list when it came to stoicism and teeth-gritting. Harry and William performed their usual upbeat and fun-loving double act, with Harry clearly living up to his reputation as the joker prince. However he appears to be less keen on showing the face of grinning ‘approval’ when it comes to the official portraits.’ She went on to address how Harry’s ‘low-effort smile’ supports a case for ‘lack of enthusiasm’. 

DUKE ‘AVOIDED GOING BEYOND LEVELS OF POLITE DUTY’ TO CAMILLA AT TROOPING OF THE COLOR IN 2015: The body language expert explained: ‘Harry is still adopting a polite and dutiful approach to his step-mother here, bending low to listen to her as she points and appears to ask a question. Her body language suggests she might be expecting and used to this level of politeness from Harry. She looks relaxed and doesn’t seem to be working the pose or putting in extra effort to communicate with him as she might if she felt she had a tricky relationship. Again though, Harry seems to avoid going beyond the levels of polite duty. His brow is furrowed and his smile is non-existent when his signature way of communicating at these events was always with humor. There is no eye contact, either.’

HARRY IS ‘SIGNALING DISTRESS AND ALIENATION’ AFTER MARRYING MEGHAN IN 2018: By the time the couple attended the centenary of the Royal Air Force, tensions appeared to be more obvious between the Duke and Duchess. Judi revealed: ‘At this point the signals of alienation are much more marked, along with Harry’s signals of distress. This is now a man seen looking worried or haunted rather than a man creating and enjoying fun. The line-up contains a huge spatial gap between Camilla and Harry and as Charles speaks to his son, both Harry and Meghan stand stiffly to attention, turning just their heads in a gesture of acknowledgment rather than affection.’

The two couples also attended a rare public engagement to mark The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday patronage celebration (pictured). Judi said tensions appeared to be bubbling under the surface at the event. She explained: ‘The signals of simmering unhappiness and even resentment or anxiety are appearing obvious in Harry’s body language… here, though, he seems to be glowering in the direction of his father and Camilla. He performs a tight mouth clamp that suggests anger, as well as a frown. His bounce has gone and his hands are clasped behind his back.’ 

CAMILLA SHOWS SIGNS OF INNER TENSION AT ARCHIE CHRISTENING IN 2019: Meanwhile according to Judi, while Harry appeared relaxed and happy at his son’s christening in 2019, Camilla showed signs of ‘inner tension.’ She explained: ‘Harry has Camilla sitting at his side, which should suggest some closeness or warmth but which might have been down to protocol. If she had stood at the back with Doria she would have appeared to be taking the place of grandmother to baby Archie. Like Harry, Camilla looks relaxed and happy apart from her tell-tale thumb-steepling that is often a sign of inner tension or anxiety.’

Yesterday, Brown said Prince Charles’ estranged son is likely to voice his frustration in his memoirs, which are set to be published later this year. Brown, who penned the Diana Chronicles in 2006, said: ‘William was disgusted about Meghan’s attack on Kate because she can’t answer back. But that’s nothing compared to how furious he’s going to be when this book comes out. Because Harry’s not going to go after the Queen, she’s sacrosanct. And he probably won’t go after Kate, whom he’s very fond of. But he will go after Charles and Camilla and maybe William. And that’s so unhelpful to them all at this particular moment; for William that’s the big cloud in their relationship right now.’ Pictured: The Trooping of the Color in 2015. 

Brown, who reported on the royal family for years as Tatler’s editor-in-chief and Vanity Fair’s editor, said that Harry never warmed up to Camilla. In her upcoming book, the author has quoted an unnamed courtier who told her than when Harry was eventually talked into being in the same room as Camilla, he would remain silent and shoot her angry looks. Pictured: Charles and Camilla’s wedding in 2005. 

She said that Prince William has grown to accept his father’s relationship with Camilla, but added the Duke of Sussex is ‘very angry’ that the Duchess of Cornwall will become Queen Consort when Prince Charles ascends to the throne. Pictured: Charles and Camilla in 2020. 

William and Harry’s relationship first came under strain in the lead up to Megxit and has slowly worsened in the months since, with the Duke of Cambridge reportedly furious about his brother’s repeated attacks on the Royal Family. He was particularly incensed by the way his wife the Duchess of Cambridge was targeted.

The pair have been photographed together just twice since Harry and Meghan stepped down from royal duties: the funeral of their grandfather the Duke of Edinburgh in April last year (pictured), and the unveiling of a statue in honor of their mother Princess Diana last summer.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Tina said the rift with Harry was a detriment to the royal family because Harry, alongside Kate, is one of the only people who could keep Prince William grounded and avoid for him to become pompous.

‘One of his close people told me that everyone talks about how much Harry needed William, and he did, but William also needed Harry because all those friends you think are so real, well, they still know you’re going to be king,’ she said. ‘Only William’s wife and his brother are going to be straight with him. And Harry could tease his brother and bring him down to earth. William depended on that, I’m told. There was a danger William was headed towards pomposity and Harry wouldn’t let that happen.’

It comes after the Sussexes’ biographer insisted Prince Harry only wants to speak positively about the Queen in his memoir. Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie said Harry ‘really wants to celebrate her life and his relationship with her in that book.’

He said: ‘Harry really is going out of his way to make sure that there isn’t material in there [the book] that can be seen as negative towards the Queen or her reign in any way whatsoever. He really wants to celebrate her life and his relationship with her in that book. I think as much as the press want this to be a burn book and an attack on the institution, this is more just about his story.’

The Royal Family has been left deeply concerned by Harry’s decision to secretly collaborate with Pulitzer-winning ghostwriter JR Moehringer on what his publishers described as ‘the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him’.

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