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Judi James

Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's Wimbledon body language hints thaw in 'rift'

All eyes were on Serena Williams at Wimbledon today, as the tennis champion narrowly missed a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.

Well, nearly all eyes  - as royal watchers will have found plenty of interest to see over in the VIP boxes, where Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton were taking in the match side by side.

The pair are big tennis fans - and the Duchess of Sussex is a close pal of the Serena.

New mum Meghan sat flanked by the Middleton sisters, with Pippa on her left, and the Duchess of Cambridge on her right, watching Romanian Simona Halep to be crowned Wimbledon Champion.

The royal duo have attended Wimbledon together in the past.

The pair share an intimate word (James Marsh/BPI/REX)
Their body language has been analysed (PA)

But it is the first time the pair have been seen together on their own in an official capacity since rumours began flying of a major fallout between Kate and Meghan.

Author and body language expert Judi James believes the Duchesses' positioning at the tennis shows any rumoured 'rift' is fading.

Here she reveals all to Mirror Online...

"There are echoes of their first Wimbledon together in their body language here, back when there were no rumours about rifts between Kate and Meghan, suggesting that if there has been any coldness, things could just be back on a stronger footing again.

Kate and Meghan share a word (James Marsh/BPI/REX)
Kate, Meghan and Pippa shared plenty of laughs (James Marsh/BPI/REX)

"Meghan’s trait of raising both her cupped hands towards her face as she talks to Kate is a cute, quasi-infantile ritual that implies a desire to show you’re chatting to a best friend and sharing your message behind a partial cut-off.

"The pair seem to giggle together but Meghan also shares her laughter with Kate’s sister Pippa, who appears to have been strategically placed on her other side to place her in a close unit position in the line-up.

"Kate is also making an effort here, leaning across to create head-closeness and paying lots of eye-attention to Meghan as they chat."

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