Now body language expert Judi James claimed the photo showcases the couple’s “tactile family love”.
Prince Harry alleged in his own memoir, Spare, that his father did not hug him after he told him the tragic news that his mother, Princess Diana, had died.
The duke wrote in Spare: “Pa didn’t hug me. He wasn’t great at showing emotions under normal circumstances. How could he be expected to show them in such a crisis?
“But his hand did fall once more on my knee and he said ‘It’s going to be OK’. That was quite a lot for him. Fatherly, hopeful, kind. And so very untrue.”
Ms James told the Mirror: “This pose tends to show how far Harry and Meghan have moved away from their first Christmas card with Archie. Back then it was Archie face-on and close up to the camera, very much the star of the pose, as his two casually dressed parents watched adoringly in the background.
“Here, though, the emphasis is on privacy, with the children shown from back view only, rushing into their parents’ arms as though finding their security and love there.
“It’s a very evenly balanced picture in terms of tactile family love, which would be important to Harry given his own childhood.”
The expert added there seems to be a “veil of privacy thrown over the children”, while she also claimed that Harry appears to be the most dominant one.
She said: “”In terms of status, these poses tend to swing in Harry’s favour, making him look not just the hero adored by Meghan but also rather dominant.”
