Princess Kate’s four-word remark to Prince William following a tense interaction with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been disclosed by a lip-reader. The former Duke of York addressed William whilst the pair attended the Duchess of Kent’s funeral on September 16.
It occurred as the senior royals departed the service and were awaiting their vehicles. In a new Channel 5 documentary, lip-reader Nicola Hickling claims Andrew utilised the opportunity to seek his nephew’s forgiveness. In Lip-Reading the Royals, Nicola says Andrew said: “I’ve learnt from what I’ve done but before I forget, and if I can, I’d like to ask you if you can forgive?”
Body language expert Adrienne Carter says the question left William “extremely uncomfortable”. She added: “I think his body language is screaming, ‘Get away from me, I don’t want to be photographed, particularly engaging with you’.”
Queen Elizabeth II’s former press secretary Dickie Arbitar said: “William’s face said everything, ‘I don’t want to converse with you, push off’. And I think Andrew probably got the message.”
After Andrew moves away from the future king, the Princess of Wales is observed approaching her husband on the steps of Westminster Cathedral. According to Hickling, this is when Kate says: “He seems very sorry.”
