{"id":129160,"date":"2025-05-24T22:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/129160\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T22:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T22:55:09","slug":"royal-family-meghan-markles-awkward-14-second-encounter-decoded-by-expert-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/129160\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Family: Meghan Markle&#8217;s awkward 14-second encounter decoded by expert | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1902951\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-miserable-wedding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Before marrying into the Royal Family,<\/a> Meghan Markle once found herself in an &#8220;awkward&#8221; situation while speaking at the 2016 Create and Cultivate blogger conference in Atlanta, USA. At that time, she was balancing her acting career on Suits with <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/royal\/1321723\/meghan-markle-blog-the-tig-actress-suits-the-working-actress-royal-family-prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blogging and writing for the Tig.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Body language expert, Judi James, noted Meghan&#8217;s gestures and movements during a moment when no one came forward to ask questions during a Q&amp;A session. She said: &#8220;There is an awkward amount of gap-filling to cover the fourteen seconds before someone steps up, and in that time, we see Meghan display a range of responses, including what appears to be possible exasperation and a wry, asymmetric smile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A skilled host typically prepares backup questions or even plants audience members with pre-written queries, but this was clearly not the case for Meghan&#8217;s interview, reports the <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-14554265\/meghan-markle-awkward-silence-body-language-expert.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As no immediate questions arose, Meghan quickly joked: &#8220;They have no questions, they just want their cocktails.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A woman in the audience finally a question: &#8220;Today, I&#8217;ve noticed we&#8217;ve talked a lot about motivation and following your gut. Meghan, I was wondering if you could speak a little about navigating feminism within conservative business environments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once she receives a question about feminism, Meghan seems keen to re-boot her status following what might have been misinterpreted as a lack of enthusiasm,&#8221; Judi noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS LIVE BLOG IS NOW CLOSED. 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