In a new episode of the Netflix series, The Princes and the Press, body language expert Judi James says Prince Harry's reaction to wife Meghan Markle's joke about his grandmother was clear to see. Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletter We have more newsletters Learning new names and faces is often part of meeting your partner's family, but for Meghan Markle , she had to acquire a completely different skill when she met Prince Harry's late grandmother, the Queen . In their explosive Netflix series, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex describe this significant moment.
Meghan's unexpected lesson in curtsying came about during an impromptu visit by the Queen while she and Harry were lunching at the Royal Lodge with Princess Eugenie. Harry, confronted with explaining a peculiarly British tradition to his American girlfriend, said to the programme: "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." But Meghan soon grasped the gravity of the situation, stating: "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." The Netflix show captured Meghan's re-enactment of the moment, complete with an ove.
