 They both wore elegant black coats and hats and each had three poppies pinned to them as well as diamond brooches. And according to body language expert Judi James, it was clear it was a nerve-wracking occasion for Camilla during her first service as Queen - with Kate on hand to provide an air of calm. Judi told the Mirror: "Watching from the balcony Camilla combined signals of regal duty with some rituals of anxiety. The royal women sing a hymn during the ceremony ( Getty Images) Both women wore three poppies pinned to their coats ( PA) "Standing beside Kate, she performed a subtle smile of acknowledgement as her wreath was laid and as she turned to Kate on their way from the balcony she threw a rather fond smile as Kate spoke to her. "Camilla smiled at Kate for a second time before nodding, again in a gesture of acknowledgement as she walked ahead of Kate in her new role of Queen. "Otherwise though there were gestures of open anxiety from Camilla. She looked unable to keep totally still and spoke to Kate at one point but while looking straight ahead rather than turning to her. "Kate turned her h){kind=link}
Queen Consort Camilla and Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, both looked sombre as they watched the annual Remembrance Sunday service from a balcony overlooking the Cenotaph
The Princess of Wales made a gesture of polite concern to an anxious Queen Consort Camilla at Remembrance Sunday today, a body language expert has claimed.
The two royal women stood on the balcony of the Foreign Office, overlooking the Cenotaph, where wreaths were laid by King Charles and other royals to honour the nation’s war dead for the first time since the death of the Queen.
There was a poignant empty space on the balcony, where the late monarch had stood to watch the emotional service in previous years when Charles, then Prince of Wales, would lay a wreath on her behalf.
They both wore elegant black coats and hats and each had three poppies pinned to them as well as diamond brooches.