Moment Princess Kate Middleton and Queen Camilla 'desperately tried not to make eye contact with each other' at Harry and Meghan's wedding
Awkward!A brief interaction between Kate, Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding attracted widespread attention at the time.
According to a royal expert, Catherine, Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla were careful not to make eye contact at the May 2018 nuptials.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding day
This week marks eight years since Harry and Meghan tied the knot inside St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, surrounded by Harry’s then-close family, as well as hundreds of others.
But it seems a royal biographer remembers the day very well, and once spilled some secrets about how several royals reacted to the proceedings.
Celebrity author Sean Smith has published books on many high-profile celebrities such as Tom Jones, Gary Barlow and JK Rowling.
In 2011, he had a Sunday Times Bestseller with his book, titled Kate, about the life of the now Princess of Wales.
Some years later he then turned his attention to Kate’s sister-in-law. He wrote Meghan Misunderstood, on the topic of Meghan Markle.
Smith described the project as “a pioneering book that sets the record straight on the most talked about, unfairly vilified and misrepresented woman in the world”.
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The biography delves into the Duchess of Sussex’s childhood in America, her acting career and then of course coming to the relationship with a certain Prince Harry that would go on to change the course of her life.
Unsurprisingly, the couple’s big and highly publicised wedding day features prominently in the book.
Smith said of the occasion: “When I had watched Harry and Meghan’s wedding in May 2018, the most memorable elements for me were her mother Doria’s quiet grace, the exquisite playing of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the Kingdom Choir singing ‘Stand By Me’ acapella and the long, passionate sermon by the Most Rev Michael Curry on the power of love.”
Kate Middleton and Camilla’s ‘side-eye’ moment at Harry and Meghan’s wedding
On the topic of this memorable sermon by Curry, Smith said: “As he spoke, the reactions from the royal family that we were allowed to see were priceless.”
These reactions he goes on to boldly describe as “fascinated”, “pompous” and gobsmacked”. He even claimed that Princess Kate and the now Queen Camilla had to avoid looking at each other.
Camilla and Kate Middleton were desperately trying not to make eye contact with each other.
He said: “Prince Charles repeatedly studied the order of service as though it were the latest edition of Country Life, while Camilla and Kate Middleton appeared determined to avoid making eye contact.”
At the time, royal watchers quickly picked up on the moment between Catherine, Princess of Wales and Queen Camilla. Although Camilla’s face was largely obscured by her hat, Kate was seen briefly glancing in her direction before giving a faint smile.
One royal fan commented online: “That Kate Middleton side-eye,” while sharing a clip of the moment.
Meanwhile, another viewer wrote: “Camilla and Kate kept exchanging side-eye smirks during much of the ceremony.”
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