Following the death of the Queen on Thursday, September 8 the Royal Family has been mourning the longest-serving monarch as well as the loss of their mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We've heard emotional statements from King Charles III and his son, Prince William and seen Princess Eugenie and Zara Tindall shed tears as they looked at floral tributes for Her Majesty outside Windsor Castle.
The Queen's daughter, Princess Anne had many royal fans in tears as she accompanied her mother's coffin on its final journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh and when she curtsied as the coffin was taken into the Palace of Holyrood House. However, through all of this, the 72-year-old has remained "stoic", channelling Queen Elizabeth II's "stiff upper lip", body language expert Judi James told The Express.
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According to the expert, the Princess Royal has been "quietly suffering" during this difficult time and it's "really upsetting" to see.
Judi James explained: "The photographs of the royals collectively mourning the Queen have been sad, but it's the poses of a rather isolated-looking Princess Anne who really does look like a woman desperate to channel her mother's famous skill of stoicism and stiff upper lip, but quietly struggling that are really upsetting.
"We have seen Charles watery-eyed over his 'darling Mama' and we have seen the other top tier royals offering mutual hugs and other forms of unity and sympathy as they weep and comfort each other together.
"But Anne seems to have taken on the role of offering quiet strength and stability throughout."
The expert added that Anne's facial expressions give away the "toll" this might be taking on her.
"We can see the toll this might be taking on her emotions via her facial expression and angle of her head.
"The tilt of her head and her frown as she looks at her mother’s coffin looks un-dramatic but almost questioning, as though she can barely believe what she is seeing.
"She seems to be adopting that same role of strength and courage that the Queen always did, even when Philip died.
"But for Anne, it could be an emotionally costly stance to take."
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