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Kate Middleton & Prince William’s love has ‘Benjamin Buttoned’ & ‘built’ to honeymoon period, according to body language
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TODAY marks 14 years since it was announced that Prince William and university sweetheart Kate Middleton were engaged to be married.
But according to a body language expert, the couple’s sexual tension is stronger now than ever, and their love appears to have “aged backwards.”
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Prince William had whisked Kate Middleton off for a romantic holiday in Kenya, and popped the question while they were staying in an off-grid, remote cabin along the shores of Lake Rutunda.
This followed by an engagement photoshoot and appearances shortly after.
Body language expert Judi James told Fabulous: “Compare William and Kate’s body language during their engagement appearances in 2010 to their body language in Kate’s recent health update video and you see from their body language what looks like a ‘Benjamin Button’ love affair, i.e one that seems to have aged backwards, building up to the honeymoon period rather than starting with it.
“During their formal and rather stilted engagement appearances where a linking of arms was the only PDA, the worry was that William had tried so hard to find the perfect future queen that he’s settled and scrimped on the passion.
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“Their recent video though shows a couple in what looks like the honeymoon stage of a marriage: tactile, playful and undeniably sexy, they’ve finally come clean on the intense behind-the-scenes romance they’ve been keeping secret for so long.”
Cinematic footage showed an affectionate Prince and Princess of Wales cuddling and kissing, as they revealed Kate has finished her chemotherapy treatment.
Judi said the contrast in Kate’s body language in 2024 and 2010 is stark.
She explained: “As a royal power couple, Kate’s 2010 desire for perfection and doing everything right has relaxed enough for her to accept and enjoy the fact that she is a royal star in her own right.
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“Her red-carpet glamour and the way she carries herself with regal confidence harks back more to that early catwalk appearance that first caught William’s eye than the very toned-down, compliant looks she wore and performed before her wedding.
“She will totally share now in terms of her body language rituals with William, happily laughing, playing and performing to camera with him with a matching set of compelling behaviours.
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“Their recent video was like a revealing advent calendar of different glimpses of openly loving behaviours and it’s probably down to Kate that they could share their love so freely without taking any risks in terms of ridicule or over-share.
“Their status and power signals as a couple are now completely evenly balanced.”
Kate and William’s engagement
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Royal author Katie Nicholl wrote in Vanity Fair: “Back at the cabin, on the veranda, William made Kate the happiest girl in the world by getting down on one knee and proposing.
“With the magnificent lake glistening nearby and not another soul to witness the magical moment, Kate likely felt that every year she had waited was worth it all for this.
“William had already arranged for a bottle of champagne to be put on ice at the cabin.”
Compare William and Kate’s body language during their engagement appearances in 2010 to their body language in Kate’s recent health update video and you see from their body language what looks like a ‘Benjamin Button’ love affair, i.e one that seems to have aged backwards, building up to the honeymoon period rather than starting with it
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The royal author said William was keen to do the right thing in asking Kate’s dad Michael for her hand in marriage and did so on their return.
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The Queen is said to have found out just before the news was announced to the world.
Kate and William got married in front of millions in April 2011, and now have three kids, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, nine, and six-year-old Prince Louis.
Inside Prince William and Kate Middleton's relationship - in their words
AFTER years of dating, Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement on November 16, 2010.
Prince William revealed in their interview with BBC that he knew from the start that Kate was different from other people.
He said in their engagement interview: "From my point of view, when I first met Kate, I knew there was something very special about her.”
When asked what drew them together, it turns out her “naughty sense of humour” was the tipping point.
He said: “She’s got a really naughty sense of humour, which really helps me because I’ve got a really dirty sense of humour so it was good fun, we had a really good laugh, and then things happened.”
And it appears that Prince William is a very caring partner towards Kate. Swoon.
She previously told Hello! how much of a gentleman William is, and said: "You know, over the years William has looked after me, he's treated me very well — as the loving boyfriend he is, he is very supportive of me through the good times and also through the bad times.”
In April 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony watched around the world by millions of fans.
Kate wore a spectacular Alexander McQueen dress and the smitten prince could be seen telling Kate: “You look beautiful” before the service began.
They may have an unconventional life, but when it comes to their relationship, it all boils down to having fun.
Prince William added: “Obviously we both have a very fun time together, both have a very good sense of humour about things, we're down to earth, we take the mickey out of each other a lot, and she's got plenty of habits that make me laugh that I tease her about."
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