Prince William and Kate Middleton sing God Save the Queen
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, 39, was characterised as shy when she first married Prince William, 39, in 2011. But in the decade since their spectacular royal wedding, the future Queen Consort has thrived in the limelight in a way that will be hugely reassuring to her husband, a body language expert has claimed. Touching on Kate's transformation, body language expert and author Judi James told Express.co.uk the Duchess has shone during the pandemic.
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Judi said: "For the past couple of years and especially since lockdowns started, we have been able to meet Kate properly as an independent royal; future Queen and of course wife and mother."
Judi added: "If William was worried about the extra exposure and the increased interest in his wife he clearly didn’t need to.
"Her appearances as a campaigner in her own right; as a royal host by herself, and even as a very influential royal within the Firm have all revealed her traits of confidence and inner resolve."
Judi analysed five powerful photos of Kate taken since the start of the year and shared her insights with Express.co.uk.
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Prince Philip's funeral - April
One of the most striking photographs to be taken of the Duchess this year, shows her dressed in black arriving at the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral by car in April.
Judi said: "This photograph of Kate has become rightly iconic and for several reasons as this was probably the look and the funeral of Prince Philip was probably the occasion where we saw Kate very much in the role of future Queen."
"On a technical note, she looks immaculate. Every detail here is perfect, from the upswept hair to the diamonds, the angles of the large bow and her hat and the angle of her head as she glances at the camera. The eye contact is powerful and extraordinary.
Judi added: "Kate might have previously been more self-effacing and even slightly shy when the cameras are around but here, arriving by herself, she greets the camera with a very direct glance and the flash even adds a gleam to her eye expression.