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Prince Harry has been photographed a lot lately – what with his wedding coming up this weekend and all. And this magnification on the 33-year-old that he probably hasn’t experienced since well, ever, has allowed us the public to notice some things we hadn’t before. Like that he never cleanly shaves anymore – or that he almost always has his hand in a certain position when he’s photographed.
The hand position, which some are calling a “nervous tick” and others an “odd” hand gesture, is that Harry often places his right hand on or under his jacket.
Here are just a few examples:
Of course, now that people have noticed the hand placement, body language experts and royal watchers have been coming up with theories for the reason behind it.
According to the experts Good Housekeeping spoke to when they noticed the gesture after Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement announcement, it could be a sign he's uncomfortable - particularly at having his photo taken.
"Prince Harry’s arm placed across his abdomen serves as a barrier to separate or distance himself from something that he makes him uncomfortable. In this case, it could be having photos taken," body language expert Blanca Cobb told the publication.
Fellow expert, Traci Brown, agrees, adding the position suggests he's "protecting" his vital organs which "says he’s not quite comfortable in the situation".
Then there are those who think it's a sign he's part of the Illuminati (you know, that ancient secret group in Dan Brown's novels) as it's an ancient hand gesture supposed to signal allegiance to the group.
And then there are others who point out that the pose "hand-in-waistcoat" was commonly found in portraits of men in the 18th and 19th century and is associated with Napoleon Bonaparte. So it could just be the way Harry learned to pose for photos and has stuck with it.
Any theories? Please, tell us in the comments.
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This is exactly what being awakened or still being asleep to the real world means. Unless you come out of your coma that the sons of Esau put you in, you will deny the truth even when it’s right in front of you because you think you have been taught different. Perfect example: right now you think you are spinning 1,039 mph in circles, while the earth and moon are spinning around the sun at 66,000 mph, while the earth, moon, and the sun are spinning aimlessly end over end like a carnival ride through the Milky Way at a familiar number of 666,000 mph, while the Milky Way is still blasting away after billions of years from an event that defies all of your education where 0 + 0 = the Big Bang lie at an astronomical 2,000,000 mph. Any of you shaking your heads saying “I don’t believe anything like that, this guy is crazy!” Do you know what this equates to? It means you believe you live on a globe. The earth is flat with an ice wall barrier to keep the oceans waters and everything else from going any further. His hand signs represent he is a satanic free mason. Just look up occult hand signs and see for yourselves. You will be completely shocked at what and who you find. Wake up friends. He’s a free mason. We don’t live on a globe. The fake alien invasion is coming. The earth really is safely flat. White America is the true “Israel” and Jesus Christ “Is Real.”
I think Harry`s hand position is a habit and a comfortable position for him when in public....Also, I think it`s cute...