The official family portrait of the royal
family on the day of Prince Louis' christening
was released Jule, 16, and fans just loved
how happy all family members looked together.
The family photo shows Prince Charles, Camilla,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge with their three
children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte
and little Prince Louis.
However, the happy family portrait may not
be as picture-perfect as it seems.
Author Dan Hill, who has written upcoming
book Famous Faces: Decoded, has had a closer
look at the royal's body language and facial
expressions to unearth how they were really
feeling when the picture was taken, and his
opinions are quite intriguing.
Hill reckons "Camilla is the most interesting
thing in this photograph," judging by her
flared upper lip, which is a sign of disgust
and anger. The lower lid of her right eye
is tightened to a straight line, which is
another definite sign of anger.
Hill said: "I don't know if she's having a
bad day or just really tired of being photographed,
but she's the least happy of everyone here.".
Charles has a lopsided smile in this photograph,
suggesting "his smile is more forced."
Hill said: "Whenever you see an asymmetrical
smile, it's a little unsettling. I think he's
being a good boy and putting it on for the
photo.".
You may think that William has plenty of reasons
to smile these days since welcoming his third
child, but apparently this is not the case!
"It feels like a forced smile," Hill said.
"I'm not saying he's unhappy, but the boy
in his lap is a lot happier than his father
is.".
It's pretty obvious that George is only delighted
to be there!
Hill noted that Kate was the happiest adult
in the photo. However, he was curious as to
why her left eyebrow was raised.
"You arch your eyebrow in surprise or fear,"
Hill explained.
"She has a pleasant smile to go with it—it's
as if the new child is her pleasant surprise.".
Harry 's facial expression hints at anger
and toughness that he has had to put on before
when all eyes have been on him, Hill remarked.
The tightness in his lower eyelids and unhappy
looking smile are evidence of this.
Meghan has been noted before for her dazzling
smile, however according to Hill, "this isn't
an exuberant smile", but rather it is "bland."
"Her eyes are flared a bit, and they look
a bit wide, which could be a sign that she's
on alert, surprised, or angry, but I wouldn't
go too far down that road," he said.
"There's nothing particularly notable there.".
Charlotte is the only family member of the
photo who is visibly not smiling. She is looking
directly at her brother Louis with a pursed
mouth.
Hill said: "I don't know if it's concentration
or annoyance for getting usurped for attention
from her mom, and I don't want to judge. But
that could be a pouty look on her mouth—there's
no radiant smile, that’s for certain."
