King Charles led the Royal Family on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour celebrations – and one move sent estranged son Prince Harry a huge message, according to an expert
A royal expert believes that Prince Harry was sent a clear message from his estranged father King Charles thanks to one key move. The whole of the working Royal Family joined the King on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the grand finale of this year’s Trooping the Colour.
The event, which is the sovereign’s official birthday parade, saw the Firm put on a united front as they waved to the crowds and enjoyed the spectacular RAF flypast. This year’s event comes just weeks after Harry, who did not join his royal relatives, claimed his father, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, was not speaking to him and said he did not know how long his dad ‘had left’ in a bombshell interview.
When the royals assembled on the balcony, the King took his spot in the middle of his family, with eldest son and heir to the throne Prince William, immediately next to him. Last year, the Princess of Wales stood next to the King as the event marked her first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis.
But with the switch of places this year, body language expert Judi James says it sent a message directly to Harry in California. She told the Express: “Charles tends to pick out the most important people in his life at that time to pay attention to during a balcony appearance.
“Kate has often been the object of his attention, but to chat to William suggested a new era of warmth and compatibility between the two men.
“William’s pose resembled the pose he would adopt when talking to his grandmother too. With his hands clasped in front of his torso, he signalled a sense of respect to his father and to the crown. As a message to Harry, Charles, and William would have signalled unity and a united purpose.”
It comes as former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond also noticed the subtle balcony change. And she told the Mirror: “I think the fact that William stood next to his father on the balcony was a signal that things are returning to normal.
“Last year was an exception, with the Princess of Wales taking on her first public duty since her cancer diagnosis, and I think the King was showing his special support for her by asking her to stand alongside him. But today it was the correct order and, in a way, that was quite reassuring.”
In another change to the 2024 event, Kate also took her place next to the King and Queen on the dais during the military parade at Horse Guards Parade, in her role as Colonel of the Irish Guards.
It’s a symbolic position for Kate, and one she was unable to take up last year because she was receiving cancer treatment. Instead she watched the ceremony with her children.
Jennie added: “I also thought it was highly significant to see Catherine on the dais alongside the King and Queen. She was there not only as a very senior member of the Royal Family but as Colonel in Chief of the Irish Guards as they marched by.
“It was a very powerful image of our next Queen alongside her father-in-law who has made no secret of the respect he has for Catherine, especially after the cancer journey they have shared. It certainly gave you the feeling that royal life is pretty much back on track after the scary past 18 months.”
Source: Mirror
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