{"id":2220895,"date":"2026-01-03T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2220895"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:27:13","slug":"meghan-markles-reaction-when-prince-harry-went-rogue-and-upset-her-carefully-planned-choreography-during-colombia-quasi-royal-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markles-reaction-when-prince-harry-went-rogue-and-upset-her-carefully-planned-choreography-during-colombia-quasi-royal-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle&#8217;s reaction when Prince Harry &#8216;went rogue&#8217; and upset her &#8216;carefully planned choreography&#8217; during Colombia quasi-royal tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/meghan-markle\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5ca6a230-e589-11f0-b918-395b91208660\">Meghan Markle<\/a>\u00a0tried to &#8216;take the lead&#8217; when a &#8216;rogue&#8217; <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/prince_harry\/index.html\" id=\"mol-5cb177a0-e589-11f0-b918-395b91208660\">Prince Harry<\/a>\u00a0upset a &#8216;carefully planned choreography&#8217; during their quasi-royal Colombian tour, a body language expert has claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Striking footage captured on the Sussexes&#8217; third day of their trip in August 2024 revealed the moment the former Suits star attempted to &#8216;redirect&#8217; her husband and get him &#8216;back on track&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During their time in Bogot\u00e1, the couple enjoyed local theatre and dance performances at the Delia Zapata Art Centre on August 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Footage showed how, at one point, a dancer&#8217;s costume nearly hit Prince Harry, 41, on the head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Analysing the awkward moment, body language expert <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/judi-james\/index.html\" id=\"mol-60b6eeb0-e657-11f0-ae5c-31dabd47b254\">Judi James<\/a> noted how he then went &#8216;rogue and adopted his showboating fun prince demeanour&#8217; by making lighthearted and animated conversation about the near-miss with the dancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was at this point that Meghan, 44, sought to get her husband&#8217;s attention by using an &#8216;outstretched arm back-touch&#8217;, Ms James told The Daily Mail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet Harry appeared to either not notice his wife&#8217;s &#8216;non-verbal interruption&#8217; or may have &#8216;deliberately ignored&#8217; her &#8216;arm-steering ritual&#8217;, she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This looks like a microscopic example of what happens when the &#8220;red carpet&#8221; double-act choreography goes awry and how instantly keen Meghan appears to be to get it back on track, to the point of taking the lead and being openly correctional,&#8217; Ms James said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">  <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Meghan Markle (left) sought to &#8216;take the lead&#8217; when a &#8216;rogue&#8217; Prince Harry (right) upset her &#8216;carefully planned choreography&#8217; during their quasi-royal Colombian tour in August 2024, a body language expert has claimed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-30e6ded7eef13fe1\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105128897-15409599-Footage_showed_how_at_one_point_a_dancer_s_costume_nearly_hit_Pr-a-1_1767357420852.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Footage showed how, at one point, a dancer's costume nearly hit Prince Harry, 41, on the head. Meghan then appeared to try and get Harry's attention with an 'arm-steering ritual' (pictured)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Footage showed how, at one point, a dancer&#8217;s costume nearly hit Prince Harry, 41, on the head. Meghan then appeared to try and get Harry&#8217;s attention with an &#8216;arm-steering ritual&#8217; (pictured)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She added that Harry&#8217;s jovial behaviour was &#8216;disruptive&#8217; to Meghan&#8217;s pre-planned &#8216;choreography&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Harry is talking and entertaining and pretty much on a roll, and Meghan&#8217;s gesture interrupts that conversation to appear to remind him where he should be going and who he needs to be meeting,&#8217; she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Meghan&#8217;s instinct seems to be to take the lead here and steer him back on track with a parental-looking ritual.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It could initially have been a nudge to Harry to include her in the new scene but, as she gets ignored, she instead walks away, using the hand to appear to try to redirect him instead.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was in this moment that Harry appeared to deviate from his usual &#8216;air of submission and compliance&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The prince&#8217;s response, or indeed lack thereof, when Meghan seeks to grab his attention via a &#8216;soft control gesture&#8217; is rather &#8216;telling&#8217;, added Ms James.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She added: &#8216;As a single guy working the crowds alone pre-marriage, he would be unused to being interrupted and steered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Instead of tuning into his wife during what could be a challenging royal tour, he seems to have this moment of &#8220;tuning out&#8221; that could suggest, rather than an air of submission and compliance, he enjoys the playful, disruptive child role.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-11709de12c21ff4a\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105127111-15409599-Ms_James_said_This_looks_like_a_microscopic_example_of_what_happ-a-5_1767357421028.jpg\" height=\"784\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ms James said: 'This looks like a microscopic example of what happens when the &quot;red carpet&quot; double-act choreography goes awry'. She described Meghan's behaviour as 'openly correctional'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ms James said: &#8216;This looks like a microscopic example of what happens when the &#8220;red carpet&#8221; double-act choreography goes awry&#8217;. She described Meghan&#8217;s behaviour as &#8216;openly correctional&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bf290937f57e4990\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105127131-15409599-Meghan_44_tried_to_get_her_husband_s_attention_yet_Harry_appeare-a-6_1767357421096.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Meghan, 44, tried to get her husband's attention, yet Harry appeared to either not notice his wife's 'non-verbal interruption' or may have 'deliberately ignored' her 'arm-steering ritual', said Ms James\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Meghan, 44, tried to get her husband&#8217;s attention, yet Harry appeared to either not notice his wife&#8217;s &#8216;non-verbal interruption&#8217; or may have &#8216;deliberately ignored&#8217; her &#8216;arm-steering ritual&#8217;, said Ms James\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Duchess&#8217;s &#8216;instinct&#8217; to keep her husband publicly &#8216;on track&#8217; is somewhat unsurprising given her former acting career, which required her to follow a crafted script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Acutely aware of the camera and the importance of maintaining a polished performance, Ms James noted that Meghan&#8217;s acting stint meant she will now carefully consider how best to &#8216;get everything right&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet while Harry&#8217;s &#8216;spontaneity&#8217; was once a &#8216;strong and constant feature&#8217; of his body language during his bachelor days, this has seemingly shifted since his 2018 marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite leaving their royal duties behind, Harry and Meghan&#8217;s Colombian trip was somewhat reminiscent of a royal engagement and was even\u00a0dubbed a &#8216;quasi-royal&#8217; or &#8216;faux-royal&#8217; tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the four-day trip, t<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">he Sussexes visited a\u00a0local school and attended a summit in collaboration with their Archewell Foundation about creating a healthier digital landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The pair also paid tribute to the contributions of Afro-Colombian women, leaders and entrepreneurs, and Harry participated in a game of volleyball while visiting\u00a0Colombian Invictus Games athletes in Bogota.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yet while Team Sussex hailed the trip as a &#8216;great triumph&#8217;, it was certainly not without controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shortly after the couple returned to Montecito, it was revealed that the trip had cost the Colombian government an eye-watering Col$244,245,305 (\u00a344,725.14), according to figures provided by the country&#8217;s vice-president, Francia Marquez.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-18570f1d531646f9\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105127093-15409599-The_Duchess_s_instinct_to_keep_her_husband_publicly_on_track_is_-a-2_1767357421009.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Duchess's 'instinct' to keep her husband publicly 'on track' is somewhat unsurprising given her former acting career which required her to follow a crafted script\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Duchess&#8217;s &#8216;instinct&#8217; to keep her husband publicly &#8216;on track&#8217; is somewhat unsurprising given her former acting career which required her to follow a crafted script<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b8ce332e82f9cdf4\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105127107-15409599-Harry_s_fun_loving_spontaneity_was_once_a_strong_and_constant_fe-a-3_1767357421011.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Harry's fun-loving\u00a0 'spontaneity' was once a 'strong and constant feature' of his body language during his bachelor days. However, since his royal wedding in 2018, this has seemingly shifted\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Harry&#8217;s fun-loving\u00a0 &#8216;spontaneity&#8217; was once a &#8216;strong and constant feature&#8217; of his body language during his bachelor days. However, since his royal wedding in 2018, this has seemingly shifted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-667c819ad1c9c1ed\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2026\/01\/02\/12\/105127113-15409599-Shortly_after_the_couple_returned_back_to_Montecito_it_was_revea-a-7_1767357421115.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Shortly after the couple returned back to Montecito, it was revealed that the Sussexes trip had cost the Colombian government an eye-watering total of Col$244,245,305 (\u00a344,725.14). At the time, it was branded as 'wasteful spending' by Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/> <\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Shortly after the couple returned back to Montecito, it was revealed that the Sussexes trip had cost the Colombian government an eye-watering total of Col$244,245,305 (\u00a344,725.14). At the time, it was branded as &#8216;wasteful spending&#8217; by Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Among the amounts cited was a \u00a37,500 security cost for engagements held in San Basilio de Palenque.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Meghan was also reported to have spent \u00a390,000 on clothing and jewellery alone during the so-called &#8216;DIY Royal Tour&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In reference to the vast expenditure of the trip, Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, Ms Marquez&#8217;s political opponent, branded the quasi-royal tour as both &#8216;showmanship&#8217; and &#8216;wasteful spending&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The reported security costs were also said to have enraged many locals, given the country&#8217;s socio-economic problems, with a third of the population estimated to be living below the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In response to the criticism,\u00a0the Colombian vice-president&#8217;s office later confirmed that the Duke and Duchess paid for their own flights and accommodation, as well as unspecified\u00a0general expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.celebrity.land.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle\u00a0tried to &#8216;take the lead&#8217; when a &#8216;rogue&#8217; Prince Harry\u00a0upset a &#8216;carefully planned choreography&#8217; during their quasi-royal Colombian tour, a body language expert has claimed.\u00a0 Striking footage captured on the Sussexes&#8217; third day of their trip in August 2024 revealed the moment the former Suits star attempted to &#8216;redirect&#8217; her husband and get him [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2220896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[349771,25884,347346,23651,23067,22730,23068,27155],"class_list":["post-2220895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-colombia","tag-dailymail","tag-judi-james","tag-kate-middleton","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry","tag-prince-william","tag-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Meghan-Markles-reaction-when-Prince-Harry-went-rogue-and-upset.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2220895"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2220897,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2220895\/revisions\/2220897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2220896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2220895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2220895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2220895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}