King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the US for a state visit on Monday. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed them at the White House. While the two were all smiles for the camera, an expert has decoded the monarch’s body language. They claim he showed fear and doubt upon meeting Trump.
King Charles showed ‘deviation in behavior’ upon meeting Donald Trump, per expert
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House for their four-day state visit on Monday. The two heads of state were seen talking and smiling at the camera. However, a body language expert, Bruce Durham from Huddle Culture, believed the monarch behaved differently during his visit.
“What’s really interesting here is there’s a deviation in King Charles ’s behaviour,” Durham told Mirror. The expert claimed that the monarch’s whole life has been about “how to behave, how to act, when to speak, and when to be silent.” Despite that, Durham noted that on several occasions during his visit, Charles showed “signs of not being fully focused on the task at hand.”
Durham explained the signs of the “tortoise effect.” He said that although this is not the first time Charles has been part of such an engagement, he seemed unsure about himself. Durham adds that the monarch is well aware of “what to do” and “where to stand.” Moreover, the expert believes, “he would have been briefed by his staff. Yet when Camilla comes across to engage and greet Donald Trump, Charles puts his head down.” This is a sign of the “tortoise effect.”
“This is exactly what we do when we have either fear, doubt, or a lack of self-confidence,” said the expert, adding that “there is no reason for Charles to put his head down.” Due to his response, Durham believes the monarch displayed the “fight-or-flight response” sign. “In that particular moment, Charles is physically present, but his mind is absent somewhere else,” noted the expert.
