Meghan ‘helped Harry through ceremony’

MEGHAN “was the strength” of her wedding ceremony to Prince Harry, as her body language showed she was constantly reassuring him, an expert said.

Despite the whole experience being completely new for Meghan, she did not display a single sign of anxiety or nervousness – while her new husband, the Duke of Sussex, “was so patently nervous”.

Judi James, a body language expert, said Harry performed about 12 self-touching body checks, like pulling at his gloves and wringing his hands, within a few paces of getting out his car after arriving at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.

However Meghan, the latest member of the Royal Family, maintained complete calm throughout the ceremony to “help Harry through it”.

Ms James said: “Meghan was amazing. Walking up the aisle by herself, I looked for every smallest sign of suppressed anxiety and nervousness – there was absolutely nothing.

“I think she probably saw it as her role to help Harry through it rather than the other way round. She sat with her hand over his for quite a bit of the service as though she was reassuring him.

“To me, she was the strength when it came to the day and the actual performance.”

Ms James described Meghan’s hand as “like a ballet dancer’s” throughout the exchanging of their vows, as it was incredibly steady.

The Duchess’s eye gaze was also a strong sign of her confidence in leading the day, Ms James said.

“For me, today was something we don’t usually get at royal weddings, which is the eye gazing between the couple because she gave Harry a 100% eye gaze.

“When he went to take his vows, the undistilled awe and love for her is what we normally see at royal weddings in very tiny glances – but we got the full force of it with this one, which is what made it unique and very touching.”

Comparing the newlyweds to William and Kate, who married seven years ago in Westminster Abbey, Meghan and Harry were able to hold eye contact for much longer, Ms James said.

“The love that was emanating out of Meghan’s eyes really helped him quite a lot.

“Even her blink rate hadn’t got quicker so there was nothing – even in the smaller details – that showed nervousness,” she observed.