People Think Kate Middleton Shrugged Off Prince William's Hand In Awkward TV Moment

Kate Middleton and Prince William’s scrummy BBC holiday special with Mary Berry aired on Monday night, setting the internet ablaze with tidbits from “A Berry Royal Christmas.” 

Viewers got to hear a little bit about Prince Louis’ first words , the Duchess of Cambridge’s former career as a server at university, and the dishes that William once made at school to woo his now-wife. 

Picture-perfect moments and delicious sound bites aside, there was one moment in particular that stood out to viewers on social media. 

During a point in the program when the duke and duchess were chatting around a fireside, the duke reaches out to put his hand on Kate’s shoulder. Caitlin McBride , executive editor of Ireland’s Independent.ie style section, captured the moment and put it on Twitter: 

From there, a user shared a more cropped version of the interaction:

People on social media were torn, as some said that the duchess was simply shifting in her chair when William reached out, while others said that she was possibly trying to limit the amount of PDA during the TV special. 

The small moment mirrors the internet’s love of Princess Anne appearing to shrug off Queen Elizabeth ’s insistence that she shake hands with President Donald Trump at a royal reception for the NATO summit in London in early December.

A conflicting report later suggested that the queen was simply asking Anne who was next in line and Anne shrugged and laughed, saying “It’s just me.” 

Body language expert Traci Brown  previously told HuffPost in 2017 that it appears Meghan’s “Americanness” rubbed off on Harry, which could be one of the reasons the two are a bit more relaxed in the affection arena. 

“These two are very affectionate in public. It’s very different from the almost stuffy engagement announcement of William and Kate  several years back,” she added. 

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