Prince Harry ‘anxious’ with Meghan Markle at veteran event: expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a quiet visit to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, California, on Wednesday.

While the under-the-radar appearance was meant to be devoted to spending the day with veterans and their families, the Duke of Sussex, 39, reportedly looked like he was “hiding behind” Markle, 41, during the event.

According to body language expert Judi James, the “Suits” alum was happily chatting with attendees while Harry looked “anxious” on the sidelines.

Markle took “charge” of the outing, James told the Daily Express on Thursday.

“Meghan seems to make this look like a solo appearance, walking ahead of Harry and posing directly in the spotlight rather than standing next to him, using what looks rather like over-compensatory rituals,” she explained.

James added that Markle was also “throwing beaming smiles and signals of enthusiasm that appear to cover for the fact that Harry looks more low-key and anxious.”

James noted that the Invictus Games founder had his arms folded across his chest, which “became a barrier.”

He also stayed behind Markle when they were listening to others speak.

Additionally, he was often spotted rubbing his hands together and “seemed to hide behind Meghan at the ceremony, sucking his lips in.”

Markle then helped “guide” Harry to their position and put her hand on his back.

“There is a telling point when we see an echo of the maternal/child-looking steering gestures Meghan also used on Harry,” James added. “Her contrasting energy levels to Harry seems to put her in charge here, making it look like her event rather than his.”

Days earlier, the duo attended the closing performance of Katy Perry’s “Play” residency at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas on Nov. 4. They attended alongside Celine Dion and Perry’s fiancé, Orlando Bloom.

However, Markle and Harry were branded “eco-hypocrites” for allegedly flying to Perry’s concert in a private jet.

Though the couple are noted advocates for fighting climate change and reducing fossil fuel consumption, they reportedly charted a Gulfstream jet owned by oil heir Michael Herd for their trip, according to the Sun.

Royal expert Angela Levin joked that Harry should “get the sack” from his eco-friendly tourism foundation Travalyst for flying private.

“They think they have gotten so grand, they wouldn’t dream of taking a normal flight,” she told the outlet.

“They’ve got all these rich friends to pay for it. It’s worse than ‘do as I say, not as I do’ because he’s a patron of a charity.”