Members of the Royal Family were spotted over the weekend by doting fans as they attended the annual Christmas walk to St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk.
King Charles led the way for the first time towards the festive service after the tragic passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, earlier this year. He was accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, alongside their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, as well as various other members of the Firm.
The sometimes naughty four-year-old Louis was not let out of sight by his mother Kate who was seen wearing a gorgeous green outfit. But her other kids were given more space and independence according to body language expert Judi James.
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Judi spoke with The Mirror and said that the couple showed multiple ‘intentional gestures’ to show that they were trying to be more ‘hands-off’ parents with their kids.
She said: "William and Kate showed off their children with the usual signals of pride and it was clear they are now becoming 'hands-off' parents as their children grow in confidence.
"Charlotte was pulling ahead as they walked towards the church and George has gone from being the rather shy-looking boy holding his father's hand to the older brother keeping an eye on and showing nurturing and directional signals towards the four-year-old Louis."
She also stated that the future King, Prince George, was copying his father and was trying to keep a close eye on his younger brother, as a ‘protector’ for him.
"One of the sweetest and most poignant body language signals was the sight of George using touch, chat and bending rituals to signal he is now in the role of protector and 'keeping-an-eye-on' monitor for his younger brother Louis," Judi explained.
"As the family reached the church William put a hand out to touch George's back and leaned towards his elder son but George was already using those same rituals towards his small and rather playful brother. The gesture looked spontaneous, as though this is a role he is taking on a lot and, after the footage of a young William and Harry growing up together that was shown in Harry’s Netflix show, it looked like a poignant mirror-image of how their sibling relationship shaped up before they grew up and fell apart.
"William was shown in caring mode for Harry back then, just as George is now with Louis. The links can't have been lost on William, who seems to have proved himself as a man who learns from mistakes from the past and battles to reshape his future accordingly."
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