Prince William: ‘Self-Protecting Barrier’ Without Kate | Royal | News

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appeared in public yesterday when they visited Cambridge to see their first joint portrait. The couple looked happy as they walked side by side in Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum and smiled at each other and at photographers. But a body language expert has revealed that the future King has repeated one of his old moves that he used in the years before he met Kate.

Judi James explained that the attitude, known as the ‘fig leaf’ position, implies that the duke feels uncomfortable and forms a ‘self-protective barrier’.

According to Ms James, Kate mimicked his attitude in an attempt to make William look less defensive.

The expert told the Sun: “In the years before he met Kate, William was often seen performing what is known as the fig leaf posture, with his hands clamped in front of his torso in about the same place as a fig leaf would sit. ” on a classic nude image.

“The gesture is a self-protective barrier ritual that tends to be adopted when a guy feels uncomfortable, shy or defensive.”

And she continued: “It made William look ashamed and suggested that he feel uncomfortable in front of the press cameras.

“The marriage and fatherhood apparently developed William’s social confidence, but he still has his fig leaf moments during public visits.”

According to Ms James, the Duchess of Cambridge takes an identical view, which also shows like-minded thinking.

The expert explained: “Mirroring suggests like-minded thinking and in Kate’s case, the way she imitates his attitude and makes it look much more elegant and less anxious – to make William look less defensive or hindered by proxy.”

Ms James added: “It is a sign of empathy as well as love and the frequent subliminal mirror characteristics that Cambridge’s use is a subtle but powerful sign of their closeness as partners and strong, like-minded ties as future monarchs.”

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