A royal expert highlighted the “body language” on display in an old video of the Royal Family leaving church on Christmas Day

Royal Family leaving Sandringham (Image: Royal Family YouTube)

An eye-opening piece of video footage has shed light on the feud between Prince William and Meghan Markle, a royal expert has suggested.

Richard Eden, the Daily Mail’s royal expert, discussed the video on an episode of Reading the Royals on YouTube. It shows the Royal Family leaving church on Christmas Day in 2018.

The expert highlighted the “body language” on display, which he said made royal watchers “take notice” at the time, as it allegedly shows William snubbing Meghan.

Richard said: “By Christmas 2018, the split was terminal and the footage we’re about to see really did make royal watchers sit up and take notice.

“Look at the body language as they’re leaving church on Christmas Day in Sandringham. Meghan looks as if she wants to talk to Prince William, but he sort of turns away awkwardly and fiddles with his scarf.”#

Richard Eden said Prince William “turns away awkwardly” from Meghan in the footage (Image: Paul Grover- WPA Pool/Getty Images)

He continued: “Looks like he just doesn’t want to speak to Meghan at all and then at that point, it seems Catherine intervenes. You know, as we’ve seen so often with her, she seems to be sort of the peacemaker.

“And trying to make a bit of small talk, knowing full well that the cameras are all on them.”

Despite these awkward scenes, Richard said the newspapers were filled with photos showing “an apparently united front” between William and Catherine and Harry and Meghan.

Harry and Meghan have sparked controversy since they stepped away from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the US. They proceeded to conduct a series of interviews that offered up private information about the family.

The Duke of Sussex published a bombshell memoir in 2023, in which he accused his brother of assaulting him. A separate controversy saw the Sussexes level accusations of racism and bullying against the royals.

It was reported this month, however, that Harry is allegedly bemused that the feud with his brother hasn’t yet come to an end. A source told Heat magazine that the Duke thought they would have “found a way to reconcile” by now.

Meanwhile, royal author Tom Quinn suggested that Harry and William’s relationship has little hope after the assault allegations. He also said Harry “still expects William to make the first move”, reports the Mirror.

The author explained that Harry “won’t take the lead” and William is “annoyed” with his brother’s “complaints and attacks”. The Prince of Wales doesn’t intend to extend his hand “in case it gets bitten off”, he added.