Prince Philip Didn’t Lose His Confidence After Queen Elizabeth Refused To Kiss Him

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth tied the knot decades ago. And their royal wedding was very different from the nuptials of the other couples that came after them.

After exchanging their vows, the newlyweds stepped out in public to greet their well-wishers. Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh stood a few inches apart as they waved to the crowds.

The royal couple didn’t hold hands or kiss each other on the balcony of Buckingham Palace just like what Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William, and Kate Middleton did during their respective weddings.

While speaking with Express, body language expert Judi James said that even though there was no public display of affection between the couple at that time, it was evident that the dad of four didn’t mind.

“For many grooms, this could have been a cue to shrink into the background but Philip was clearly keen to make his own mark, using a very high and cheery-looking wave to suggest confidence and the fact that he was not going to be intimidated by royal protocol,” she said.

But James also stressed the fact that Prince Philip and the Queen’s body language at their royal wedding shouldn’t be compared to the body language of the much younger royal couples. In the 1950s, real sexual equality still didn’t exist.

“And a perfect, idealistic love match and marriage would involve innocence versus experience: the kind of match that women were reading about between the naïve, shy and nameless young heroine of the novel Rebecca and her suave and very adult husband Maxim de Winter,” she said.

Meanwhile, James also talked about the real challenges in the Queen and the Duke’s marriage. Prince Philip, an alpha male, had to figure out the best way to fit into the role of consort from the lower ranks. After all, he married the then-heir to the throne of England, who was very powerful and respected by the nation.