A ‘nervous’ Prince Harry displayed subtle gestures that hinted at sadness during his solo outing in NYC, according to an expert.
Prince Harry has started the first day of back-to-back appearances on his trip to New York by speaking at an event the Diana Award where he fidgeted in his chair as he sat on the stage
A nervous-looking Prince Harry hinted at sadness and anxiety as he began a string of back-to-back solo appearances in New York today, an expert has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex joined a summit in the Big Apple to discuss the global mental health crisis facing young people with winners of the Diana Award. The duke is championing causes close to his heart and those associated with his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales on the solo east coast trip with two days of events during UN General Assembly High-Level Week and Climate Week.
During his first appearance today on behalf of the Diana Award, he warned the next generation’s future is in danger of being stolen if their advice is not listened. He also called on governments to bring young people into decision-making policy to avert problems.
At times during the panel chat, he adjusted his suit and tie and fidgeted in his chair as he sat on the stage. And according to body language expert Judi James, it was a “world away” from his demeanour at a charity event at the weekend for first responders hosted by Hollywood actor Kevin Costner.
She told the Mirror : “Maybe it is the poignant, close-to-his-heart subject matter of mental health and his mother Diana here, but Harry’s body language state looks a world away from the confident, show-boating, sock and tie-less Prince from the previous gig for Kevin Costner.
“Taking his seat on stage here Harry falls into a non-stop welter of what look like anxiety rituals. His expression is unsmiling and his face looks reddened as though by emotion. He sucks his lips in and his eye expression suggests sadness before finally frowning and staring ahead in concentration.
“Harry squirms in his seat, over-adjusting his clothing and especially his tie, which he pulls at four times as well as yanking at the edges of his jacket about the same amount of times. His hands rub his knees in a self-comfort ritual and he performs a couple of knee-judders, like a small dance of the feet.
