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<\/p>\nThe speech that Prince Harry gave at the closing of this year\u2019s Invictus Games saw his emotions get the better of him and briefly \u201ctake over\u201d, according to a body-language expert.<\/p>\n
The Duke of Sussex, 39, took to the stage in Dusseldorf and addressed the audience to mark the end of the week-long event.<\/p>\n
But expert Judy James told the Mirror she thought the intended tone of his speech in Germany took second fiddle to his emotions. <\/p>\n
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She said: "It was very telling of Harry's inner emotions during this closing ceremony that he appeared to have written a rather lecturing, hard-hitting speech to his audience, which he tried to deliver with the pacing, fist-waggling, finger-pointing style of a military leader.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHowever, his body language told a different story as his emotions leaked out and at times took over.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt one point he appeared tearful when he stopped speaking and wiped his mouth with his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harry\u2019s wife Meghan Markle was also at the event at the Merkur Spiel Arena but did not take to the stage. <\/p>\n
Judy said the Duke\u2019s emotions \u201cwere visible from the start\u201d when his \u201cnon-stop lip-licking and lip-clamping looked like a sure sign of pressure or nerves\u201d.<\/p>\n
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She added: \u201cHis pointing and pacing looked like a show of strength but then there was a hugging of the mic with both hands and some ear-scratching that looked like self-comfort or self-distraction rituals.<\/p>\n
"His body language veered between leadership and humility and one of his only smiles came after he spoke in German for a couple of phrases.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnlike his usual style there were no jokes, no banter, no show-boating and no love-story-style references to his wife or his family."<\/p>\n
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Judi said the whole thing marked a departure for the royal couple, with just the brief appearance by Harry and no stage appearance at all by Meghan.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201c[Harry] seemed to be projecting a more low-key profile with gestures and poses of humility, even sitting with his hands between his legs and his head bowed as he was called out from the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
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