Prince Harry appears to have admitted that he's 'fed up' during a revealing exchange at the King's Coronation at the weekend - according to one expert lip reader.
As the Duke of Sussex awaited the start of the ceremony, it is claimed that he spoke about his troubles with Princess Eugenie's husband, Jack Brooksbank.
He was seated aside his cousin's husband in Westminster Abbey two rows behind his brother William and Kate Middleton, as Megan Markle opted to stay in California with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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The Mirror reports that as Harry and others awaited the arrival of members of the royal family, he shared a brief conversation with his cousin-in-law. One eagle-eyed lip reader has now claimed they know what was discussed during the talk.
It is believed that Jack asked Harry: "The meeting?" although at the time of writing it is not known which meeting was referred to and if any meeting in particular actually took place. Speaking to the Daily Star, the lip reader claims that Harry replied: "It's sad. I'm fed up, I've tried talking to him."
There's speculation as to whether Harry here was speaking about his father, King Charles, or brother Prince William. It is then claimed that the pair entered another conversation as they awaited Charles and Camilla's arrival at the Abbey.
The lip reader believes that Harry was responding to a question from Jack, with the prince saying: "No, she's at ..." perhaps referring to Meghan. Tilting his head, Jack then supposedly asked "And is she?" to which Harry nodded and added: "It's not ideal."
"If it makes [you] feel any better even I can do it," Jack is believed to have told Harry. "It's not quite the life, is it?"
Harry then shook his head as Jack seemingly said: "I haven't had time for that, not if it's over..."
Then the Duke of Sussex made a very cryptic comment, saying: "It's an eventuality."
The intriguing chat has perhaps thrown up more questions than answers as to the state of Harry's relationship with the rest of the Royal Family. According to the lip reader, Harry also joked about his quick visit to the UK and revealed what time he was going to be jetting back to California.
With the Coronation falling on Archie's birthday, Harry decided to rush straight back to California to the US to be there for the intimate party. The expert said that Harry joked about his busy day and told Jack he would be leaving at "about quarter to four", to which Jack replied: "Oh really, when?"
Harry was also believed to have said "that's funny" to his cousin's husband while smiling as they waited for Charles to arrive. The timings proved to be right as Harry got straight in a car after the Coronation to get a flight back to LA from Heathrow airport.
There was no direct interaction between the duke and his brother or father on the day - but he did make a gesture towards William when he arrived. As William and Kate proceeded to their seats, body language expert Judi James says Harry performed an "ignore" gesture.
She told the Mirror: "Harry performed what looked like an oddly-times act of ignore or attention diversion as his father, brother and sister-in-law walked in a procession in front of him.
"Harry had been chatting animatedly to Edoardo [Princess Beatrice's husband], jerking a thumb over his shoulder at one point, sharing a giggling laugh that seemed to involve his tongue placed between his teeth, and then doing a mutual, mirrored eye gaze with a matching lip clamp smile to Edo that seemed to signal mutual sympathy or empathy.
"Harry was looking up as Charles, William and Kate arrived to walk past but after looking at his father, Harry turned his head to speak to Eduardo again in a very odd way at a crucial point in the ceremony when all eyes and attention were on Charles and William's arrival."
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