Meghan Markle's decision to remain at home for son Prince Archie's birthday instead of travelling to the UK with husband Harry for King Charles' Coronation has won both praise and criticism from royal fans.
Many have welcomed the Duchess of Sussex's plan to stay out of the limelight on such a huge royal day as selfless, particularly as she will be making sure her eldest child has a fun time on his birthday.
While Prince Harry will be present at the Coronation at Westminster Abbey, his visit is believed to be a flying one with him dashing home to California so he too can join in the celebrations for Archie’s big days
The couple have returned to the UK only a handful of times since their shock decision to step down as working royals and set out on their own across the Atlantic.
Since then, Meghan and Harry have launched their charity Archwell, Meghan has hosted her own podcast series, Archetypes, interviewing some of the most famous women on the planet and the couple have starred in their own Netflix documentary, telling their side of their split from the royal family.
Prince Harry has also released his memoir, Spare, which has gone on to be a best-seller and packed with revelations about the royals.
Back in 2020, after stepping down as senior royals, Meghan used her position to relay a passionate message at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.
She urged Americans to "reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity" in her strong message.
Meghan said: "If you look back at anything I've said, what ends up being inflammatory is people's interpretation of it.
"But if you listen to what I actually say, it's not controversial.
"I think that is the takeaway, that I have found, is if you don't listen to all the noise out there and just focus on living a purpose driven life and knowing what your own moral compass is.
"There are always going to be naysayers but at the end of the day., I used to have a quote up in my room and it resonates now when you see the vitriol and noise that can be out in the world.
"It's George O'Keefe, and it's 'I've already settled it for myself, so the flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I'm quite free'.
"The moment you are able to be liberated from all of those other opinions of what you know to be true, then I think it's very easy to live with truth and authenticity and that's how I choose to move through the world."
But body language expert and psychologist Bruce Durham believes that despite Meghan's powerful interview, there were key times during the summit where the duchess was "not happy at all".
He claims the first indication was when interviewer Ellen McGrit tells the duchess that she's "not the only powerful woman involved in this equation".
Bruce explains: "She doesn't receive it like that, she receives it as a threat. Up until then the interviewer is still heaping praise on Meghan.
"She does three things to let you know her ego is raging - she brushes her hair, she reframing herself, she wants to be see as THE powerful woman, her ego springs to life.
"Then there are lots of eye blocks, she wants to be THE person in the room.
"Then, she tightens her throat, it's an animalistic reaction. She does not like hearing she's not the only powerful woman in the equation."
He then goes on to claim that some of Meghan's body language during the interview show some negativity around what she is is saying.
Bruce said: "She says she's received criticism for being controversial in the past, she's trying to get across that she isn't controversial.
"Then she goes on to say what she's said that's been labelled as controversial. She says if you look at that I've said - and looks left so is recollecting - but then there's a series of eye blocks and a lip shrug.
"This means there is not full positivity - she isn't happy at all."
