Meghan Markle’s absence left Prince Harry looking ‘extremely relaxed’ and ‘happy’ at the New York event.

According to Darren Stanton, the Duke of Sussex displayed “real happiness” during Monday’s event, marking one of his recent appearances apart from Meghan Markle, Express US reported.

At an event held by African Parks, the prince was a panelist, and Stanton, who was representing Betfair Casino, remarked that the prince seemed “very relaxed and calm.”

Additionally, he mentioned that Prince Harry, who addressed the dangers of the internet to children, appeared completely at ease while posing for photographs following the event.

Prince Harry, he claimed, was demonstrating a “great deal of openness and authenticity on display” by “showing a lot of his hands” and other “open palm gestures” while interacting with his fellow speakers, whose emotions he clearly displayed.

The fact that the Duke of Sussex “leaned towards” other speakers, indicating an “unconscious extra effort” to listen and understand, demonstrates that he was “actively listening” to the other panelists, as he also revealed.

In his own company, Prince Harry is “more relaxed” than when he’s with Meghan Markle, he said, since the duke is so “protective” of his wife and wants to be “on guard” to protect her.

“We have two very distinct versions of Harry. When he’s on his own, he loves to attend events. In these situations, he always comes across as very relaxed and calm. It’s easy to see when he is not calm or relaxed, as his face goes bright red, and his cheeks flush. Other gestures we may see are that he will bite his lips, wring his hands, put his hands in his jackets, and brush things off his shoulder. The old version of Harry would’ve shown these sorts of signals quite often,” Darren stated.