08 August 2023 , 15:42
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Prince Harry's sudden change in gestures hinted at anxiety as he arrived in Japan for a work trip without wife Meghan Markle, a body language expert says.
The Duke of Sussex was spotted at Tokyo's Haneda Airport today ahead of an appearance at the ISPS Sports Values Summit-Special Edition in the city with longtime friend, Argentine polo player, Nacho Figueras.
It is the first stop on his solo trip to Asia before heading on to Singapore to play in a charity polo match there on Saturday. And after landing in Japan, Harry could be seen grinning as he walked through the airport wearing a baseball cap and dark polo shirt.
Prince Harry arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo earlier today (ANN NEWS)But despite his seemingly happy demeanour, body language expert Judi James believes his gestures and expressions also hint at anxiety - with him mirroring his mother Princess Diana, who also had ever-changing emotions.
Judi explained to the Mirror: "The body language in this clip is poignant because it suggests Harry has now inherited his mother Diana's trait of fluctuating and contrasting facial expressions and emotions that could range or flip from happy to deeply sad within a moment.
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"Diana's smiles could, and did, melt as we watched them and Harry's smiles here appear to do the same. No expression seems able to fix on his face here and he goes from looking relaxed and cheerful to anxious and haunted within a heartbeat.
Harry smiled as he walked through the terminal (ANN NEWS)"Harry seems to feed off his close long-term friend Nacho Figueras for his smiles here as he looks at his happiest when the pair chat as they walk along. Nacho seems to be one catalyst for Harry's upbeat grins but the other seems to be the adulation of his Japanese fans.
"His grin and his verbal and visual connection with the fans suggests he loves the celebrity-style attention and approval and he even calls out 'good to see you again' to a member of the press.
"His walk looks jaunty as though he is glad to be there but then the smiles drop quickly as he bites his lower lip in a gesture of what looks like anxiety, before sucking his lips in to suggest the same. His eye expression 'melts', too. His crinkled eye-smile appears genuine but then suddenly it has vanished to be replaced by a more wary, haunted look."
Harry was accompanied by pal Nacho Figueras (ANN NEWS)Harry's trip overseas comes as he is set to compete in a charity polo match alongside Nacho on Saturday. The annual event, which started in 2010, raises funds for Sentebale, an organisation set up by the duke in 2006 to support children and young people affected by poverty, inequality and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.
The friendly game will see Harry go head-to-head against Nacho, with the duke playing for the Royal Salute Sentebale team and the renowned Argentine polo player leading the Singapore Polo Club's team.