Prince Harry appeared to be ‘ecstatic’ at his first engagement since he returned to the UK, with his energetic movements, open posture and animated expressions suggesting he was incredibly comfortable being back in the familiar environment.
Watching Harry at the event, body language expert Darren Stanton says the Prince displayed a noticeable sense of excitement, with his constant movement and open-palm gestures highlighting how relaxed and engaged he appeared to be.
Speaking to Betfair Casino, he highlights Harry’s ‘real sense of happiness’ and says there was ‘nothing guarded or defensive’ about his body language as he interacted with members of the public.
Stanton says Harry appeared to have ‘rediscovered something he had been missing’, suggesting his body language showed someone who had slipped straight back into an environment that felt incredibly natural to him.
Looked ecstatic
He said: “Harry looked ecstatic. He was incredibly animated, energetic and really seemed to be in his element.
“There was a real sense of happiness in his facial expressions and his overall demeanour, and what stood out to me most was just how comfortable he appeared to be.
“There is a real sense of happiness.
“We saw a lot of smiling, very animated movements and an incredible amount of energy.
“He was almost racing from one place to another, and there was a real sense of excitement in the way he was interacting with people.”
Nothing guarded
Stanton added: “His posture was open and relaxed, and we saw those open-palm gestures when he was shaking hands and engaging with people.
“There was nothing guarded or defensive about his body language.
“It almost felt as though he had never been away. He seemed to slot straight back into the environment, particularly when he was meeting members of the public.
“The people he was interacting with also appeared very happy to see him, and that seemed to feed into Harry’s own energy.
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Mutual enthusiasm
“There was a real sense of mutual enthusiasm in those interactions.
“I think that’s why his body language was so interesting. He looked like somebody who had genuinely missed this environment and missed being this version of himself.
“When he’s involved with Invictus or his own projects, we often see a very different side to him.
“Here, there was a real sense of excitement, he was like an excitable puppy, racing ahead and full of energy. There is nothing guarded or defensive about it.
“Harry looked like someone who had rediscovered something he had been missing.
“He appeared completely at home, incredibly animated and very comfortable interacting with people again.
“It was almost as though he had simply stepped back into a role and an environment that felt very natural to him.”
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