While the situation is not as dire and embarrassing as the Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson scandal, Kate Middleton recently found herself in a public pickle with her husband.
This week, the heir to the throne participated in a polo match where a tiny incident occurred. Prince William and his close friends took part in the Out-Sourcing Inc. Royal Charity Polo Cup 2023 at the Guards Polo Club in Windsor.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, wearing a summer baby blue dress, attended the event, and she played the role of supportive wife to perfection.
The mother of three was seen clapping and cheering her husband on. At some point, she appeared to give Prince William a brief but energetic motivational talk.
At the end of the polo game, Kate Middleton greeted her spouse and wanted to give him a loving and supportive pat on the buttocks.
Prince William sent his wife a brutal and chilling message — he is not interested. The future King of England made it clear that he is not interested in or comfortable following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s decision to have PDAs during public outings.
Prince William gave the Princess of Wales a very formal and distant greeting — an awkward and rapid kiss on both cheeks as he held down her shoulders.
Body language expert Judi James told the Daily Mail that, unlike Prince Harry, Prince William is very self-conscious of who he is and the role that he plays for his country and therefore conducts himself accordingly.
She shared: “Kate looks so much more comfortable greeting her husband with an air kiss here but despite approaching the ritual looking emotionally needy, hunching his shoulders, leaning forward and performing an embrace announcement gesture to register his delight, he keeps things more formal once he docks in. The couple are increasingly less reserved about their PDAs recently, this moment shows William can still be rather self-conscious about them.”
According to the expert, Prince William avoids PDAs because the polo world is macho, and he feels pressured to do better than King Charles III, who is among the least affectionate in the Royal Family.
She concluded: “There are three quite practical reasons for his reservations here, firstly, the air kiss is a difficult ritual that often mystifies men; secondly, then there is the macho spirit of polo, where PDAs with wives are less common, and lastly, he must be sadly aware of his father’s iconic but telling miss-kisses with his mother at similar events, putting pressure on him to get it right.”
For the time being, Meghan Markle gets to keep her title as PDA queen.
