Kate has ‘changed’ since becoming Princess of Wales

Kate followed in the footsteps of Diana in September when she became the first Princess of Wales since Harry and William’s mother. No easy task, but, according to a body language expert, she has thus far managed well.Judi James spoke to Express.co.uk about how Princess Kate’s body language has changed in recent weeks.She said: “Kate’s body language has changed since she became Princess of Wales, but perhaps not in the way that people might have expected.”The pressure could have caused some signs of anxiety and even imposter syndrome, but instead her confidence signals have been on an upward trajectory recently.”She is now at something of a peak in terms of sending out signals, which suggests she now not only fully embraces and understands her role, but that she feels comfortable in it, too.”READ MORE: Four royals who changed their engagement rings – or swapped them Kate has become more confident since her new role as Princess of Wales (Image: GETTY)Judi went on to claim that Kate has moved away from being Williams’ wife to being a “leading” royal in her own right.She continued: “For years Kate has tended to wear the rather self-limiting body language message that she is a non-royal in a royal role and wife to the future King, but now she seems to understand that she has been totally accepted as a leading royal in her own right.”She is much more independent, often appearing more confident when she is working alone than with William, and her filmed addresses, speeches and messages are miles from the hesitant and slightly reluctant delivery style that she used to have.”The body language expert noted that, in this way, Kate is completely different to another senior role whose role has changed since the Queen’s death: Camilla.DON’T MISS:Save up to £200 a year on energy bills with easy freezer hack [EXPERT]Quality Street pick ‘n’ mix is back at John Lewis with new flavour [NEWS]Hair expert shares four hairstyles that ‘look great on mature women’ [COMMENT] Kate and William have shown public displays of affection in recent years (Image: GETTY) William and Kate visited Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park earlier this month (Image: GETTY) Camilla is her husband’s wife first and foremost (Image: GETTY)”She was more traditionally royal and it could be that there had been some small relaxation of the rules since she died.”Even Charles has been much more openly tactile and affectionate towards Camilla recently.”Or, it could also be the grief prompted by her death, when mutual support was so vital and there was also more open displays of tears and other emotions of sadness from all the Royal Family.”Meghan and Harry have also been seen showing affection towards each other in recent weeks – more so than the Waleses. The Sussexes were in fact pictured holding hands when speaking to crowds outside Windsor Castle following the Queen’s death, while Kate and William did not hold hands.