With Meghan Markle flying home to California, Prince Harry is now flying solo at the Invictus Games, and a body language expert has picked up on some telling changes
Prince Harry is now flying solo at the Invictus Games(Image: PA)
After spending several days at the Invictus Games with Prince Harry, Meghan has now returned home to Montecito, laden with presents for their two young children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.
Now Prince Harry, 40, will be manning the Games solo, with a body language picking up on some telling changes as the spotlight shifts.
Taking to Instagram on the evening of Wednesday, February 12, Meghan showed her followers the personalised treats she’d brought home for Archie and Lilibet, writing: “A taste of Canada and The Invictus Games for our little ones! Cheering you [Harry] on from home!”
Meghan, 43, spent five days in Canada for the seventh edition of the Invictus Games, where she and Harry attended events in Vancouver and the renowned Whistler ski resort. In an address at the welcome evening on January 31, the mum-of-two emphasised husband Harry’s commitment to the Games, which are known to be his passion project.
She told participants: “You are his family, just as we are his family, and I hope you recognise how much of his heart he has poured into every single beat that has gotten all of you to this week that is going to be spectacular. I need you to know that, I need you to know how much it means to him and how much each of you means to you.”
Meghan spent five days in Canada for the Games(Image: WireImage)
Body language expert Judi James told the Mirror: “After being love-bombed by his wife for several days, Harry must have felt the chill of the icy Canadian slopes rather keenly as he emerged to work the Games alone here.
“He seems to be a subtler presence without his wife, posing at the back of this group rather than showboating in the middle, almost looking low-key in his grey knitted cap.
“His chats look a little less upbeat here. His smile is still in place, but he looks a little less assured and up for playful fun. It’s as though he has more of a desire to merge rather than dominate the poses now, putting the spotlight more on the competitors and fans.”
Judi believes Harry has a more ‘subtler presence without his wife’(Image: PA)
However, it would appear that Harry still keeps his sense of humour, with the prince leaving attendees at a breakfast event cracking up with a risqué joke about snowmen. The Duke told the gag after former US marine Michael Harrold urged him to tell his best dad joke at the event, which was attended by competitors from Team USA.
Recounting the cheeky joke, Michael, 41, told the Mirror: “He asked me ‘What is the difference between snowmen and snowwomen? … snowballs!’. Everyone laughed.” Michael continued: “I’d already told [Prince Harry] a joke my son made up and told him he owed me one back, so after he’d met a couple of other people he came back and found me. He’s got a good sense of humour and he’s very engaging.
“For a man of his calibre and his stature to make the time is fantastic. He makes the time to talk to people and remembers them from previous times he’s met them. He cares.”
