He told Eugene: “But I think, when you suddenly realize that the rug, if you were, the metaphorical rug, can be pulled from under your feet quite quick at any point.
“You maybe think to yourself, ‘It won’t happen to us, we’ll be OK.’ Because I think everyone has a positive outlook, you’ve got to be positive. But when it does happen to you, then it takes you into some pretty not great places.”
The prince looked visibly emotional when talking about this, with body language expert Judi James claiming there was one telling gesture he used to hide his feelings – looking down at the table.
She told Express.co.uk: “His eyes look down a lot to protect and shield his inner feelings but when he does look up they are pink and watery, showing a hint of tears that he is clearly at pains to suppress.”
She continued: “There is a wry smile of fondness as he mentions his grandparents and how long they lived but we can see the furrows of concern etched between his brows.
“He mimes the rug being ‘pulled from under your feet’ in what looks like an act of distraction because it’s here that the emotions threaten to overwhelm him. He strives to be seen as positive, tapping his index finger onto the side of his forehead but the gesture becomes a self-comfort scratching.
“As he says you think it ‘won’t happen to you’ his voice chokes a little and he scratches at his beard in another self-comfort ritual before he clears his throat in a bid to carry on.”
Episode four of The Reluctant Traveller With Eugene Levy, called Living the Royal Life in the UK, is available to watch on Apple TV+.
