Prince Harry was caught “mansplaining” to his wife Meghan Markle, during her first appearance at Trooping the Colour in 2018, according to a lip reader. A new documentary gathered various lip readers who examined some of the most high-profile royal events over the years and gave their take on what members of the Royal Family were saying when they thought nobody was listening.
One of those moments was in the summer of 2018, when the Duchess of Sussex made her first Trooping the Colour appearance, shortly after her marriage to Prince Harry. In Channel 5’s new feature-length documentary, Lip-Reading the Royals: The Secret Conversations, lip reader Nicola Hickling analysed what might have happened.
While the Royal Family gathered on the balcony at Buckingham Palace to watch the traditional flypast, the Duke appeared to be explaining to his wife what was going to happen.
Ms Hickling said that Harry was “to her what is going to happen and that Paras will be flying overhead,” using “hand motions” before his wife telling him “ok”.
But royal analyst blasted the Duke for his gesture and accused him of “mansplaining” to his wife.
Christo Foufas said: “The lip readers have exposed him mansplaining to her what a flypast.
“Is this Harry being too dumb to realise that Meghan knows that planes are in the air and, as a member of the Royal Family, you probably have to look at a few, or is this Meghan playing dumb so Harry feels like he’s in charge?”
Elsewhere in the documentary, experts take a look at Harry and Meghan’s appearance at the Remembrance Sunday service in November 2018.
During a clip from the service, Harry and Meghan appear deep in discussion with Ms Hickling sharing her take of what was said.
At the beginning of the Sussexes’ conversation, the expert says Meghan can be seen telling her husband: “Take advantage of the situation,” to which he replies, “Today?” She then adds, “Do it tonight.”
As the conversation quickly develops, Harry can be seen leaning closer to his wife as he responds, “You do realise that this is the end?” to which Meghan promptly replies, “Yes, I do know.”