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00:00The death of Prince Philip, tragic though it was, even at his advanced age, came at
00:05a particularly awkward moment for the British royal family.
00:08A little over a year ago, Philip's grandson Harry made the unpopular decision to resign
00:13from his duties as a royal and, what's worse, ship out to the former colonies and take up
00:18residence in Santa Barbara.
00:20Even more shockingly, he then proceeded to court the kind of media attention the royals
00:23have traditionally shunned, culminating in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.
00:28Although the sordid details of the interview were kept from the gravely ill Duke of Edinburgh
00:32at the time, it's unlikely that he would have been pleased by all the fallout.
00:36Well, despite Harry's sinking popularity in Britain after his public dirty laundry airing,
00:41he nevertheless did the right thing by returning to the U.K. for his grandfather's funeral.
00:45How could he, after all, desert the man who'd walked at his side when he had to follow his
00:49own mother's casket through the streets of London at the tender age of 12?
00:54Needless to say, Prince Harry may have been feeling some complicated emotions upon his
00:58return.
00:59The List spoke with two body language experts, certified movement analyst and public speaking
01:04coach Robin Coney and life coach relationship expert Nicole Moore, to get their take on
01:09the prince's actions at the funeral and what they may have to tell us about his new role
01:13in the family.
01:14Coney spoke of the funeral procession itself as feeling almost choreographed as family
01:19members fell into line.
01:21While almost everyone kept their eyes either straight ahead on the Land Rover bearing Prince
01:25Philip's casket or else cast down to show proper reverence for the solemn occasion,
01:29Coney noticed that, occasionally, Harry's gaze seemed to drift to the right toward Prince
01:34Charles and, at times, Prince William.
01:37Moore also noted how Prince Harry's eyes had a different tale to tell than that of traditional
01:41British restraint.
01:42She pointed to a very telling moment during the funeral procession where Harry's body
01:47language broke from those around him.
01:49Feeling this occurred when,
01:50"...he looked up into the sky longingly, almost as if he was looking for some sort of direction."
01:55She wonders if, perhaps, in that moment he was thinking of his mother Diana, which does
02:00seem likely as she's been much on the mind of both Harry and his brother William as of
02:04late.
02:05Moore thinks this skyward glance may speak of his desire at times to escape from the
02:09demands of royal life, and the emotions and tension of the funeral.
02:13Throughout the funeral, the body language of other royal family members also revealed
02:17their own hidden truths during a decidedly difficult time for all.
02:21Speaking to the Daily Mail, body language expert Judy James said that Queen Elizabeth
02:26II's body language during the earlier moments of her husband's funeral spoke to the overwhelming
02:31grief she felt that day.
02:32Kate Middleton, meanwhile, said to have been a pillar of strength for Prince William throughout
02:37his feud with Prince Harry, seemed to be at times looking over at her brother-in-law during
02:41the service.
02:42Body language expert Believing Bruce told The Mirror that it's difficult to know exactly
02:47what the duchess was thinking, but said that it must have been a certain type of powerful
02:50emotion, including even a look of motherly concern, as Harry was sitting apart.
02:56Following the funeral, Kate as family peacemaker emerged, the first to engage Prince Harry
03:00in conversation and by doing so bring him a step closer to his brother.
03:05The royal mediator of sorts began what seemed like an animated chat with Harry after the
03:09royals exited St. George's Chapel, per The Sunday Times.
03:12Then, as her husband joined them, Kate hung back from the pair to allow the brothers a
03:16private moment to speak.
03:18As Bruce told The Mirror, this move is one that the threesome had done in the past and
03:22provides at least a glimmer of hope that their strained relationship can once again be as
03:26strong as it was, before the royal saga of drama began.

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