The royal family follow a lot of etiquette rules in public. Among them is a lack of PDA between royals and their spouses. While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shown PDA in public before, it seems like they might be moving toward tradition now that they’re married.
During the Young Leaders Reception at Buckingham Palace, Meghan was caught on camera reaching toward her husband’s hand. Instead of going in for a comforting hand hold, however, Harry quickly moved his hand away.
“The Queen rarely holds hands with her husband in public and this seems to have set an unwritten precedent for the other royals,” body language expert Robin Kermodetold The MailOnline.
It’s not just the Queen and Prince Philip who hold back on public displays of affection. Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton very rarely show affection in public.
“It is very clear that William and Kate are emotionally close, however, they do not seem to feel the need to prove their love-particularly when on official state business,” Kermodetold explained.
Of course, the PDA ban isn’t set in stone. As Kermodetold says, it’s more of an unwritten rule. During their engagement, Harry and Meghan were all about the hand holding.
“While Prince Harry and Meghan holding hands is atypical for royal engagements, it is a seemingly welcomed gesture to show unity and celebration of their engagement period,”
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