Prince Harry's 'cut-off gesture' highlights discomfort during Meghan Markle's curtsy to the Queen

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Meghan Markle's introduction to the late Queen, which she'll undoubtedly always remember, was featured in her and Prince Harry's explosive Netflix series.

Meghan recalled meeting one of the first senior royals, the monarch, when she spontaneously found herself having to learn the intricacies of royal protocol during a visit to Windsor for lunch with Princess Eugenie at Royal Lodge.Prince Harry described the situation on the show by saying: "How do you explain that to people?

How do you explain that you bow to your grandmother? And that you will need to curtsy. Especially to an American. That's weird."Meghan added her own reflections, noting: "Now I'm starting to realise 'This is a big deal'.

I mean, Americans will understand this... We have medieval times, dinner and tournament. It was like that."During the tell-all documentary, Meghan also reenacted the moment she first met the Queen with what some might view as a controversial and exaggerated curtsy, complete with a playful "Pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty" as the cameras captured Prince Harry's reaction, reports the Mirror.Body language expert Judi James analysed the footage for The Mirror, commenting on Harry's apparent discomfort, highlighted by a distinct "cut off" gesture, while noting that Meghan comes across as the "Meghan is the more chatty and natural speaker during their interview and here she sits talking confidently and readily in a slightly gossipy style as though talking to a girlfriend she is keen to amuse", throughout their interview."Her joke is self-effacing as she speaks about her curtesy when she first met the late Queen.