Meghan Markle's 'over-the-top' gesture left Prince Harry 'red with anger' and feeling 'contempt'

A royal commentator has claimed that "Prince Harry's face said it all" when Meghan Markle exaggerated a curtsy while recounting her first encounter with the late Queen Elizabeth II.

In the Netflix docuseries 'Harry and Meghan' released last year, Meghan - who has since tried to carve a career in Hollywood with mixed success - described the "surreal" experience of meeting Harry's grandmother for the first time. She shared: "It's surreal. It wasn't like some big moment of like, 'Now you're going to meet my grandmother. "I didn't know I was going to meet her until moments before.

"We were in the car driving up, and he's like 'You know how to curtsy right? And I thought he was joking."

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While discussing the event, Meghan demonstrated an exaggerated curtsy while seated , humorously saying, "Pleasure to meet you, your Majesty," with Prince Harry - whose uncle is said to have warned him about marrying the former-actress - looking on.

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Kinsey Schofield, a Royal expert, suggested that the Duchess was "playing dumb" during the episode and noted that Harry seemed unamused by his wife's dramatization of the event.

Ms Schofield said: "Prince Harry's face says it all."

The observation of the Duke's apparent unease was echoed by body language expert Jesus Enrique Rosas, who analyzed his reaction on his YouTube channel.

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Mr Rosas said: "The first part of Harry's reaction tells me that he knew what was coming. He is serious even if Meghan is speaking quickly, joyfully but there's no connection, no empathy in him."

The body language expert pointed out Prince Harry's potential irritation, remarking: "He is serious and maybe even angry, notice what happens with his throat, he is swallowing at that moment. "

The analyst also noted Harry's seeming "contempt" for Meghan's exaggerated curtsy, observing a blush on Harry's face as she performed the gesture.

"He is looking at Meghan and he displays contempt," he said. "A split second after that, he looks away and presses his jaw. You can see the patches of red on his face are much redder on the cheeks, the bridge of the nose, the temples it could be that he feels ashamed or angry."

Furthermore, Mr Rosas attempted to decipher Prince Harry's feelings, stating: "I'm going to tell you why this is covert anger and not [Harry being] ashamed. If he was ashamed, he would have smiled a bit more, or [had] a nervous laughter.

"But he knew what was coming and he couldn't stand it - that he had that face at the beginning and had that subtle swallow right before Meghan did the curtsy."