Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's body language on WE Day UK 2019 was everything you love
to see in your favorite celebrity couple, especially on a day of service. Only Prince
Harry was slated to appear and give a speech at the activism event, but brought Meghan
up on stage with him as a surprise. During his speech, Harry referenced Meghan,
saying , "As my wife often reminds me with one of her favorite quotes by Martin Luther
King Jr.: 'Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive
out hate; only love can do that.'" Of course, the mere mention of Meghan's name gained cheers
from the audience. Once Harry finished his speech and confessed to the crowd, "I'm now
going to try and drag my wife on stage," Wembley Arena erupted. Help her up to the stage he
did, and maximum cuteness ensued. Looking at Harry and Meghan's body language, it's
clear that these two are definitely into each other. Breaking it down we have body language
experts Traci Brown and Patti Wood.
Baby on board. The main aspect of this photo that stands
out is, of course, is how Meghan peacefully rests her hand on her baby bump as she listens
to Harry speak. Wood says, "I really like how she has one hand on her baby bump and
the other arm wrapped around him. She’s taking care of both."
In a word, Brown says, this photo is cute. "Harry is fully protecting Meghan with his
arm around her," Brown says. "And she's protecting the baby, shielding from the crowd with her
hand."
In sync. "I love the photo with their heads together,
leading to upper bodies together in a beautiful, little supportive A-pose," Wood says. Quite
literally — since their heads are together — this pose signifies that Meghan and Harry
are like-minded. "Their light-filled smiles show they are both having tender moment together,
as they enjoy the bigger moment with the crowd." Brown also finds this photo cute. Yes, Meghan
is waving to the stadium, but, Brown observes, "They're attached down the middle as a unit."
If you're about that royals life and have been keeping tabs on their appearances, you
know that Harry and Meghan's body language constantly convey that they're in tune with
each other — no matter how big the crowd.
A heartfelt moment. "Whatever is going on is touching Harry's
heart and she's all in, too!" Brown says. "He may be looking for her reaction and approval
of his emotions. Kinda sweet!" It's clear that Harry does care about having Meghan by
his side in all of his pursuits. She's not just there for the fun royal appearances — she's
here by his side in philanthropy work, too. He even made sure to touch on how she's influenced
him intellectually and politically in his speech by dropping one of her favorite MLK
quotes.
A warm, playful glow. Again, as Brown points out, the two are attached
and they're "being playful with the crowd together."
As far as details go, Wood picks up Meghan and Harry's smiles as radiating positive energy
in this photo. These are "bottom-to-top, teeth-showing, energetic spontaneous smiles." Meghan looks
truly happy here, Wood points out. Wood also likes how relaxed Harry's body is
and how he's leaning a bit forward. "He is not in the royal ramrod straight posture."
This is lovely to see, especially since royals body language tends to err on the side of
reserved.
She's proud of him. Looking at this photo, Brown says, "She's
showing off how proud she is of him and trying to give him center stage as he waves to the
crowd. Notice how she's standing a little bit behind him. She may be trying to prove
how great he is to someone in the audience that she's got her eyes locked on." Not only
are these two on the same page, but everything about their body language shows that they
are equals and are mutually supportive of each other.
While Harry used the word "drag" to describe what he did, there was nothing reluctant or
begrudging about this interaction. If anything, Meghan's physical response to Harry reminded
us that yes, this couple is all in. Cheers to the royals that keep serving us wholesome
relationship goals, no matter the event or what coast they're on.