A lip reader has claimed that Prince Harry was ‘mansplaining’ to Meghan Markle during her first Trooping the Colour appearance in 2018, making for a ‘tense’ moment on the Palace balcony
Prince Harry was spotted “mansplaining” to his wife Meghan Markle during her debut at Trooping the Colour in 2018, a lip reader has exposed. A new documentary assembled various lip readers to examine some of the most prominent royal occasions over the years, revealing their interpretation of what Royal Family members were saying during these seemingly private moments.
One such instance occurred in summer 2018, when the Duchess of Sussex made her inaugural Trooping the Colour appearance, just weeks after marrying Prince Harry. In Channel 5’s new feature-length programme, Lip-Reading the Royals: The Secret Conversations, lip reader Nicola Hickling examined what might have unfolded between the newlyweds.
As the Royal Family assembled on the Buckingham Palace balcony to observe the customary RAF flypast, the Duke seemed to be briefing his wife on what would take place.
Ms Hickling revealed that Harry was explaining “to her what is going to happen and that Paras will be flying overhead,” employing “hand motions” before his wife responded “ok”.
However, a royal expert criticised the Duke for his behaviour and branded him guilty of “mansplaining” to his spouse. Christo Foufas remarked: “The lip readers have exposed him mansplaining to her what a flypast.”
Elsewhere in the documentary, experts analysed Harry and Meghan’s attendance at the Remembrance Sunday service in November 2018, as a clip from the service shows Harry and Meghan deep in conversation, with Ms Hickling providing her interpretation of their exchange.
At the start of the Sussexes’ chat, the expert suggests Meghan is advising her husband: “Take advantage of the situation,” to which he queries, “Today?” She then instructs, “Do it tonight.”
As their discussion progresses, Harry leans closer to Meghan, asking, “You do realise that this is the end?” to which Meghan promptly confirms, “Yes, I do know.”
It is then suggested in the documentary by royal historian Dr Tessa Dunlop that the seemingly private comments between the Sussexes could mean that the couple had been plotting their dramatic exit from the royal family years before they actually decided to call it quits.
