The Sussexes’ unnoffocial biographer seemed “unsure” whether the race row that’s engulfed the Royal Family was a publicity stunt, says a body language expert.
Royal author Omid Scobie’s recently been promoting his new book Endgame on UK televison. The bombshell-laden book details the rift between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the rest of the Royal family.
But it was a translation error of the book that has caused the most furore. Endgame made headlines after a Dutch translation error named two senior royals in connection with the infamous “skin colour” comment that Meghan made during her Oprah Winfrey interview in 2021.
Scobie says this was a “mistake” after the Dutch translator responsible for the error said the names were there in “black and white” in her copy.
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According to Inbaal Honigman, Scobie’s body language during his promotional tour for the book tells a slightly different story.
The expert said: “There is one interesting moment, however, which may be quite telling. Truth tellers tend to nod along with their speech, in a subtle confirmation of their sentences, affirming ‘yes, yes, yes’ by nodding their heads as they go, Scobie does that a lot in the Newsnight interview.
“Except one crucial moment, when he is asked ‘hand on heart’ whether he can say it wasn’t a publicity stunt, Scobie shakes his head as he answers.
“It’s a small gesture, but it says no. His words say that it’s not a publicity stunt, but his body language isn’t so sure.”
Scobie is now doing the media rounds to try and calm the storm caused by the mistake. But during an appearance on BBC’s Newsnight, despite denying it was a publicity stunt, his body language suggested otherwise.
There was one “crucial” moment where Scobie’s demeanour changed, even though he seemed “honest” throughout the chat about the book.
Inbaal Honigman told the Daily Star: “Scobie’s body language is honest and open for the majority of the interview.”
“When we see his hands, his palms face up in a gesture which says ‘I have nothing to hide’. His eyes wander away often which lets us know that he’s looking for the right words to say, he’s not repeating rehearsed lines.”
