Prince Harry displayed a series of subtle gestures that showed "high levels of confidence" just hours ahead of the release of his and Meghan Markle's Netflix show, an expert has claimed.
The couple received the Ripple of Hope Award at a New York gala by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) organisation on Tuesday night.
The accolade honours exemplary leaders across government, business, advocacy, and entertainment, and the pair were recognised for their racial justice and mental health work.
Members of the public gathered in the rain and took pictures and videos of the couple, as they arrived at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel on Tuesday.
Meghan wore a white, long-sleeved Louis Vuitton gown complete with a front slit and off-the-shoulder neckline, and the couple smiled at the crowds before posing on the event’s blue carpet.
Later they chatted to RFKHR president Kerry Kennedy with Harry even joking about it being a "date night" with wife Meghan.
The gala comes just hours before Harry & Meghan's bombshell docuseries drops on Netflix tomorrow - with two trailers suggesting it will be explosive.
But according to body language expert Judi James, neither Harry nor Meghan appeared to outwardly show any nerves ahead of its release.
She told the Mirror: "With no signals of false modesty apart from one beaming on-stage joke about 'not getting out much’ from Harry, the couple presented, both styling and body-language-wise, as a delighted A-list couple plugging a movie that has already received rave reviews.
"Meghan’s eye expression as she walked from the car and into the venue suggested positive anticipation and excitement. Her white sheath dress looked almost bridal, as though she had been returned to that state of optimism and happiness that she was in the day she walked down the aisle to marry Harry.
"While Harry hovered, umbrella in hand, Meghan braved the rain to soak up the attention of the cameras with a very congruent-looking smile of delight.
"The couple behaves in many of their photos as though they are on that ‘date night’ Harry mentioned. Their signature gesture of togetherness was in place as usual, with three options of either the regular hand clasp or the more intimate meshed fingers, or the one they do where Meghan places her free hand over their hand clasp to intensify the message of both ownership and being a couple in love.
"On the red carpet that second-hand gesture looked even more meaningful as it allowed Meghan to feature a very large ring that is rumoured to have belonged to Diana.
"Harry was tactile socially, standing with his arms around the hosts and posing for selfies in group hugs, and when he sat at the table for dinner he placed an arm around Meghan’s shoulders to perhaps emphasise the theme of rescuer and protector that he spoke of during their video promo.
"On stage, he was also an alpha presence, from the wide splay of his knees to the thigh-rubbing and the one elbow stuck out in a torso-splay and even to the way he held his mic between his legs.
"This suggested high levels of confidence, while his trait of placing his hand out with the flattened palm pointing upward signalled a desire to be seen as open and honest as he spoke."
