The Princess of Wales has been applauded for her calmness after she was faced with a heckler during her trip to Northern Ireland.
Kate was told she "wasn't in her own country" after being met by the people of Belfast earlier this week.
But instead of becoming flustered or annoyed, the 40-year-old displayed an incredible calmness during the awkward exchange.
It was the first time Kate and William have visited the country since taking on their Prince and Princess of Wales titles, following Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's death.
The couple last visited Northern Ireland back in February 2019 when they completed a two day royal tour.
The awkward exchange came when a woman, who was recording her interaction with Kate which included a handshake, said: “Nice to meet you but it would be better if it was when you were in your own country.”
She added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”
In response, the Princess simply let out a little laugh and let go of the woman's hand while continuing to smile and greet others in the crowd.
Following the interaction, she has been praised by a body language expert for how she dealt with the whole thing.
Speaking to MailOnline, body language expert Judi James said the Princess "stood her ground".
She said: “This heckling ritual would have felt even more uncomfortable for Kate than just listening to the woman’s words.
“Kate is greeting a friendly crowd and the woman holds her hand out for a shake. Once she has Kate’s hand she traps it in her own, performing several quite aggressive-looking shakes while holding it tight and even pulling Kate in towards her as she does so.
“We can see Kate’s hand is held for a shake that goes on longer than usual. Her fingers have been pulled up the woman’s sleeve and her knuckles looked gripped tight enough to whiten.
“Kate uses eye contact but her smile doesn’t miss a beat and, instead of looking away quickly and moving on to ignore the woman dismissively, she handles the moment well by making an ‘oh’ to suggest ‘what a pity’.
“The response of smiling but moving on quickly would be understandable and a typical royal move but standing your ground to show you’re not intimidated does look rather brave."
She added: 'Will Kate turn out to be a gutsy queen? She doesn’t even seem to glance around for her security to either alert them or to make herself feel safer by checking they were aware.
"She just sounds very slightly disappointed by the woman’s comments.
"She responded with charm but her lack of any other response might suggest a confident lack of fear at being challenged."
For the occasion Kate looked was wearing a head-to-toe blue look, with a baby blue pussybow blouse and matching jacket, coupled with some navy trousers, heels and a mini bag.
