Prince Harry's 'anxious' appearance with Meghan Markle resurfaces as she gives him 'telling off'

The moment happened in October 2018
Rebecca Carter

Prince Harry appeared “anxious and fidgety” during a conversation with Meghan Markle at a royal wedding.

In a moment that has resurfaced recently, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended his cousin Princess Eugenie’s wedding in October 2018.

But, according to a lip reader, Meghan, 43, appeared to ‘snap’ at her hubby during the ceremony.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Princess Eugenie's wedding
Harry appeared “anxious and fidgety” at Eugenie’s wedding, a body language expert said (Credit: Photo by Shutterstock)

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Princess Eugenie’s 2018 wedding

Princess Eugenie married her partner Jack Brooksbank in October 2018. They tied the knot at St George’s Chapel. It was the same venue where Harry and Meghan got married just months earlier in May.

According to the MailOnline, when Prince Harry, 40, and Meghan attended Eugenie and Jack’s nuptials, he noticed some differences in the church compared to their wedding.

Harry starts to talk to her and she performs a subtle eye-dart to her left.

A lip reader claimed at the time that Harry said to Meghan that “everything’s different,” to which she replied: “Yes, of course, that’s the way.”

Meanwhile, body language expert Judi James also weighed in.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at Princess Eugenie's wedding
Meghan and Harry attended Eugenie’s wedding in October 2018 (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Harry ‘anxious and fidgety’ at Eugenie’s wedding

Speaking to Femail at the time, Judi said: “Harry appears to be anxious and fidgety when they sit in their choir seats, rocking about and fiddling with the tails of his jacket.

“Meghan looks calmer and politely sociable, chatting in a much more demure way to Zara [Tindall] in the seat in front.

“Harry starts to talk to her and she performs a subtle eye-dart to her left. A bit like a mother whose kid is trying to interrupt her grown up conversation.”

Judi went on to explain that Meghan “turns to Harry and seems to have a slightly firmer conversation, raising her hands and then bringing them together and using a small head-baton gesture for emphasis”.

But, shortly after, Meghan “leans back towards Zara”. The duchess then resumed “her polite social smile along with their conversation”.

Judi said that Harry leaned “into the side of his seat like a child that has just been told to sit still”.

Princess Eugenie and Prince Harry smiling at each other on palace balcony
Eugenie and Harry have always shared a close bond (Credit: SplashNews.com)

Harry’s relationship with Princess Eugenie now

Prince Harry shared a close bond with his cousin, Eugenie. After his and Meghan’s royal exit in 2020, it’s said that Princess Eugenie remained close with the couple despite their distance from other members of the royal family.

However, after Eugenie was photographed with Piers Morgan in 2023, Harry’s relationship with his cousin allegedly “soured”.

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Piers has openly criticised Meghan and Harry. This included their infamous Oprah interview in 2021.

A source told The Sun this month: “Eugenie has been supportive of Harry and Meghan for years and was right there at the beginning of their relationship. But it has now soured.”

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