Prince William's recent visit to Northern Ireland was quite eventful. Indeed, the Prince of Wales' visit to the Ulster University campus, located in Belfast city centre, was not warmly received by everyone. The son of King Charles III was notably booed and taken to task by certain people. He was notably criticized for a lack of action on the question of Palestine and Gaza.
A video of this event was also published on social networks. In this one, we can notably hear several demonstrators chanting “Free Palestine“. Questioned by the
Daily Mirrorbody language expert Judi James deciphered Prince William's reaction during this sequence.
“Prince William is the perfect royal role model in terms of responding to hecklers. His father Charles always used extreme unconscious performances. Whether he is targeted by gunfire, eggs or shouts from the crowd. This is a good broadcast technique and William seems to be trying to copy it. Although there is body language that suggests he feels rather vulnerable or awkward“, first indicated Judi James.
“On the way to his car. He makes three self-contact gestures. Touching and tugging on his tie. Other than that, he keeps his body language modest and rather self-effacing. Making little hand signals and a shy smile“, she then added. As a reminder, Prince William had called for an end to the fighting in Gaza a few months earlier. “Like so many others, I want to see the fighting end as quickly as possible“, he declared in particular.
The Prince of Wales met students training in audiovisual production
He also highlighted the urgent need for humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza. Before calling on Hamas to release the last Israeli hostages. Shortly before this incident, Prince William's visit to Belfast had gone rather well. The husband of
Kate Middleton was notably surrounded by a crowd who seemed in adoration during his visit to the campus of the University of Ulster.
One student even asked Prince William to film a video message for a friend who couldn't be there for his visit. The eldest son of King Charles III visited the Ulster University campus to meet students training in audiovisual production. He also visited a state-of-the-art studio. Earlier in the day, he had also visited shelters for the homeless.
