The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Thursday to support a sporting initiative.
The newly-appointed Prince and Princess of Wales, William, and Kate, visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of Coach Core. It was launched by Prince William, Princess Kate, and Prince Harry as part of the Royal Foundation in 2012. The sporting initiative has provided sports coaching apprenticeships to more than 750 disadvantaged young people. The sporting initiative was formed to capture the spirit of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, reports PEOPLE.
The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Copper Box Arena to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Coach Core. pic.twitter.com/MYyzPbCukL
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Royal fans noticed small sweet gestures between Kate and Prince William, both 40, that were hard to miss. Kate Middleton was pictured smiling and laughing with her husband and the father of their three kids. At one point she even placed her hand on his shoulder – a simple yet significant gesture of love. One person tweeted, "The way she looks at him, even after 11 years of marriage! Complete love, admiration & respect for each other."
A body language expert weighed in on the couple's sweet PDA. Judi James said, "The body language displays from William and Kate today seem to have launched a new era of PDAs from the pair. [They] seem keen to signal [that] their move up to direct heirs to the throne and to the title of Prince and Princess of Wales is not going to make their body language more formal or less natural and revealing, in fact, quite the opposite. This is the couple signaling they want to be viewed as a strong and very loving team, both professionally and privately. By slightly intensifying her touches and her non-verbal signals of loving appreciation, Kate also lets us know that there is no change in the status levels between them either."
The expert also drew comparisons between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle saying "Some of these gestures do look similar to ones used regularly by Harry and Meghan though," she highlighted. "Plus, the back-touch does seem to have a similar function of registering almost parental-looking support and loving reassurance."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have often received criticism for their displays of affection. Royal expert Kristen Meinzer told Insider the couple is often scrutinized more than other royal family members largely due to Markle's race. "Unlike them, she's an American, a self-made woman, and black," she said. "Unlike most of them, she has a history of working hard and being outspoken about the kinds of human rights that they're afraid to touch for fear of sounding 'controversial.'"
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