Experts claim Prince Harry's naturally warm body language is tough to watch, according to a body language expert, after footage surfaced of him interacting with the WellChild Award winners for this year. Prince Harry was chatting with the winners from the UK children's charity ceremony, which celebrates the inspiring qualities of some of Britain's most severely ill kids and young people.
Body language expert, Judi James, has praised the compassionate royal for how he ''engaged so well'' and ''showed empathy'' towards the unwell kids, as well as exposing ''his own emotions in a very natural way'' during his conversation with the heart warming youngsters. The expert has expressed how the Duke of Sussex's instinctive social talents made it a hard but comforting clip to watch, as it made her wish the Prince was still a working royal, the Mirror reports.
Judi was analysing Prince Harry's body language towards the poorly children via video call from his home in Santa Barbar,a and was extremely enthusiastic about the way he positively bonded with the youngsters and never interrupted them.
She said: "It’s hard to watch Harry here and not regret the fact that he is no longer a member of the royal firm. 'He engages so well and shows empathy with the people he is talking to, as well as exposing his own emotions in a very natural way.
"He is especially good with the children, who he mirrors and mimics to create some very natural bonds with, and who he talks to directly and easily, rather than talking over them at their parents."
She went on to explain that all of the parents seemed nothing but comfortable when talking to the royal - instead of sounding overawed or uncomfortable. "He is often self-effacing, offering a sweet, double-handed wave of greeting and telling the first family that his real name is Henry, like their son, but he gets called Harry, adding ‘I have no idea why’,” she added.
She then highlighted how he became "visibly emotional" as he spoke and was "clearly thinking of his own children" as he spoke to the winners. "He tells one ‘You sound just like my son Archie’, suggesting his own role as a parent has been triggered, magnifying the empathy," Judi claimed.
She described a “partial self-hug” her performed at one point, which she said was a self-comfort ritual. She also claimed that he had a “sad expression” when his grandmother, the Queen, was mentioned.
But another thing she picked up on was how the prince was picking up on words and phrases from the US, as well as pronouncing some things with an American accent. Judi claimed that he now pronounced some of his t’s as d’s, such as how his “excited” became ‘excided’ and “better” became ‘bedder’.
Linguistic experts from the language learning platform Babbel previously spoke to the outlet about the Duke’s changing accent. They said: "Since moving to the US, Harry’s once traditional, royal accent has taken on a more laid back tone, which, to some, might sound like an Americanisation of his accent.
"However it’s more likely due to him dropping Received Pronunciation (RP), which is often the world’s idea of the ‘perfect’ British accent, also referred to as the Queen’s English. What we’re seeing as Harry’s ‘new’ accent is more commonly referred to as an ‘Estuary English’ accent, a well-spoken accent typical of London and the South East of England which is less rigid in its pronunciation than RP, but is still common amongst the upper class.
"Although Estuary English shares a handful of similarities with the American accent (dropping of ‘t’s and the use of contractions like ‘gonna’), it is more likely that Harry simply speaks with an Estuary English accent naturally, and we’re noticing the difference because Harry is embracing his life outside the Royal Family."
They added: "It’s clear that Harry is beginning to borrow a selection of popular American slang and phrases (‘pop the hood’, ‘you guys’), although it’s unsurprising considering he’s been living in the US since March 2020."
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