{"id":4322,"date":"2024-08-22T21:57:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:57:44","slug":"meghan-markles-direct-order-to-prince-harry-during-colombia-tour-revealed-by-lip-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/meghan-markles-direct-order-to-prince-harry-during-colombia-tour-revealed-by-lip-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s direct order to Prince Harry during Colombia tour revealed by lip reader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have embarked on their second \u201croyal\u201d tour of the year, landing in Bogota, Colombia on Thursday. The Sussexes received a warm welcome in the South American country, but their decision to visit has been criticized by several royal experts, who\u2019ve even labeled it hypocrisy.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Duke and Duchess\u2019 visit to Colombia is their second trip abroad in recent months. During the Colombia visit, one body language expert revealed that Harry seemed to be in discomfort\u2014possibly even imitating his brother.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At the same time, Meghan appeared to become the one in charge at one point during the visit. A lipreading expert has now revealed that she gave Harry an order while greeting well-wishers.\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were said to have made certain royals furious with their trip to Nigeria earlier this year. With their current visit to Colombia, they might not have visited a Commonwealth country, but the couple has received a lot of criticism all the same.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-prince-harry-amp-meghan-colombia-visit\"'>Prince Harry &amp; Meghan \u2013 Colombia visit\n\n\n\n</h2><p>The trip was arranged after the Sussexes received an invitation from Vice President Francia M\u00e1rquez, who invited the couple after watching the 2022 Netflix series about their lives.\n\n\n\n</p><p>According to the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.bbc.com%5C/news%5C/articles%5C/c0qe1gg5pzlo%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>BBC, M\u00e1rquez has previously worked extensively on human rights and environmental campaigning, and cyberbullying is the key feature of Harry and Meghan\u2019s visit.\n\n\n\n<p>The Sussexes have received a lot of criticism, bullying, and attacks on social media, and are now campaigning to make the internet safe again.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launched the Parents\u2019 Network just weeks ago. This initiative aims to provide a safe and free support network for parents whose children experience harm on social media.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI think, one of the scariest things that we\u2019ve learnt over the course of the last 16, 17 years that social media\u2019s been around, and more so recently, is the fact that it could happen to absolutely anybody,\u201d Harry told&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.cbsnews.com%5C/news%5C/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-on-social-media-online-harm-and-the-parents-network%5C/%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>CBS.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-9.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14237\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Diego Cuevas\/Getty Images\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe always talk about in the olden days if your kids were under your roof, you knew what they were up to; at least they were safe, right?&nbsp; And now, they could be in the next-door room on a tablet or on a phone and can be going down these rabbit holes. And before you know it, within 24 hours, they could be taking their life.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-it-comes-down-to-all-of-us-to-be-able-to-spot-the-true-from-the-fake\"'>\u201cIt comes down to all of us to be able to spot the true from the fake\u201d\n\n\n\n</h2><p>On Thursday last week, Harry and Meghan arrived in Bogota. They spent their first day visiting a school, where they spoke to students about the impact of social media. Later, they also spoke at a summit on digital responsibility, partly arranged by their Archewell Foundation.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWhat happens online within a matter of minutes transfers to the streets. People are acting on information that isn\u2019t true,\u201d Harry said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cIt comes down to all of us to be able to spot the true from the fake,\u201d he continued.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cIn an ideal world, those with positions of influence would take more responsibility. We are no longer debating facts.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cFor as long as people are allowed to spread lies, abuse, harass, then social cohesion as we know it has completely broken down.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Harry and Meghan also spent time with Colombia\u2019s vice president. They exchanged welcome gifts and had tea at her residence, and of course, a group photo was taken.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-10.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14238\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Colombian Vice President\u2019s Office via Getty Images\n\n\n\n<p>According to body language expert Judi James, the photo revealed a fascinating detail about Harry\u2019s stance.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-prince-harry-was-in-discomfort-during-colombia-visit-body-language-expert-claims\"'>Prince Harry was in \u2018discomfort\u2019 during Colombia visit, body language expert claims\n\n\n\n</h2><p>\u201cHarry\u2019s pose here looks almost like a nod to his brother William as he adopts his signature \u2018fig leaf\u2019 pose with the hands clasped in front of the lower torso,\u201d James told the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.mirror.co.uk%5C/news%5C/royals%5C/prince-harrys-barrier-gesture-makes-33472521%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Mirror.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a status-lowering pose that can suggest some shyness but it\u2019s not normally in Harry\u2019s repertoire. He seems to want to avoid pulling Royal rank in these initial poses, hence the barrier gesture while Meghan signals greater confident with her arms straight down at her sides.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>While the Sussexes were spotted enjoying music and a dance performance at the school they visited during their first day in Colombia, Judi James claimed that Harry showed discomfort.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cDespite his life-long induction into Royal behaviour it was Meghan who managed to sustain a perfect Royal smile at this performance while Harry\u2019s expressions and body language fluctuated. At times, he was actively laughing and chatting using animated gesticulation but there were also \u2018flash\u2019 moments like this when his smile dropped and his facial expression looked almost dour in comparison to his wife\u2019s,\u201d James told the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.themirror.com%5C/news%5C/royals%5C/prince-harrys-body-language-reveals-647492%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Mirror.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-11.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14239\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Gabriel Aponte\/Getty Images\n\n\n\n<p>She added: \u201cWhen he sat watching, there was a lot of pulling and fiddling with his clothes and some foot-shuffling to suggest awkwardness or anxiety while Meghan beside him adopted an elegant pose that didn\u2019t waver.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-lip-reading-expert-reveals-meghan-markle-s-order-to-harry\"'>Lip reading expert reveals Meghan Markle\u2019s order to Harry\n\n\n\n</h2><p>But Prince Harry\u2019s posture and body language were not the only things analyzed. A professional lip reader, Nicola Hickling, revealed how Meghan, at one point, gave her husband a blunt order.\n\n\n\n</p><p>When Harry and Meghan emerged from a building where fans waited to greet them, Hickling noticed how Meghan made a command to Harry, reportedly saying \u201chand,\u201d to which he responded, \u201cHere you go,\u201d the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.mirror.co.uk%5C/news%5C/royals%5C/meghan-markles-direct-order-prince-33472530%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Mirror&nbsp;reported.\n\n\n\n<p>While battling cyberbullying and making the internet a safer place for children are commendable projects, some have criticized Harry and Meghan for making the trip to Colombia in the first place.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Speaking with&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.express.co.uk%5C/news%5C/royal%5C/1936256%5C/prince-harry-meghan-markle-live-warning-colombia-tour%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Express, royal expert and author Robert Jobson claimed locals are asking if the Sussexes are even there to help.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Harry and Meghan touched down, it wasn\u2019t just the Colombian sun that made people squint. It was the blinding glare of their celebrity,\u201d Jobson said.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-12.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14240\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Eric Charbonneau\/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images\n\n\n\n<p>He questioned whether the Sussexes are a \u201cshiny distraction to keep the people from looking too closely at the cracks in the walls\u201d and asked who is paying for their security, flights, and \u201cluxury accommodations.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-prince-harry-amp-meghan-markle-criticized-over-colombia-trip\"'>Prince Harry &amp; Meghan Markle criticized over Colombia trip\n\n\n\n</h2><p>Another royal source spoke to the Daily Mail and raised concerns that the new Colombian government might manipulate Harry and Meghan.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019m sure Meghan and Harry mean well, but everyone here is talking about how obviously they are being manipulated,\u201d the source said, per&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.skynews.com.au%5C/lifestyle%5C/celebrity-life%5C/obviously-they-are-being-manipulated-king-charles-worst-fear-comes-true-as-harry-and-meghan-head-to-colombia%5C/news-story%5C/dbe64ae2aeb0a8a0e8aede97fb585d03%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Sky.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course, their star power will be used to bring attention to poor people and certain areas of culture in Colombia \u2026 but the reality is the Colombian government has been drowning in scandal since it came in two years ago.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThey need something to appease people at home and make them look good abroad.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Harry and Meghan have long claimed that security issues are the key reason they don\u2019t feel comfortable bringing their children to the UK to visit the royals.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Last year, Harry challenged the Home Office over a decision to downgrade his security protection when visiting his home country. When Harry left royal life, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) stripped him of the right to automatic police protection in the UK. Later, the Duke\u2019s offer to pay for protection was rejected because the British police force couldn\u2019t be hired.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-13.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14241\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, Harry and Meghan traveling to a country like Colombia, while still claiming they don\u2019t feel safe in the UK, has left some royal experts confused.\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-14-car-and-police-van-convoys\"'>\u201c14 car and police van convoys\u201d\n\n\n\n</h2><p>As per the&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.independent.co.uk%5C/news%5C/uk%5C/home-news%5C/prince-harry-meghan-markle-royal-family-colombia-b2597496.html%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Independent, journalist Nick Pisa, who accompanied Harry, Meghan, and the vice president, described the security presence as \u201cmassive.\u201d\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen 14 car and police van convoys carrying the Sussexes through the streets of Bogot\u00e1 since they arrived this morning and have been on four engagements,\u201d Pisa said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of controversy with the vice president over the fact that she seems to travel everywhere by helicopter, but we should say she has been subjected to several death threats and also several attempted assassinations.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>The journalist added: \u201cIt does raise serious questions about why Harry thinks that Great Britain might be a little bit too unsafe for him, but he\u2019s happy to stand next to someone who has, unfortunately, quite literally got a target on her back.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>The&nbsp;U.S. Department of State&nbsp;has Colombia on a Level 3 travel advisory, urging visitors to \u201creconsider travel\u201d due to \u201ccrime and terrorism.\u201d Speaking with the Daily Express, former royal butler Anthony Cawdron stated his concerns about Harry and Meghan\u2019s Colombia visit, saying that their stays \u201cseem to have the effect that people question them more.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-14.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14242\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for W+P\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are putting a burden on a country that may have a limited amount of methods of keeping them safe. I think it\u2019s a distraction that King Charles doesn\u2019t necessarily need, and we just had a successful Olympics and everyone is saluting Team GB, and everyone is happy about that,\u201d Cawdron&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.the-express.com%5C/news%5C/royals%5C/145954%5C/prince-harry-meghan-markle-colombia-security-protection%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>said.\n\n\n\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-this-entire-tour-is-the-height-of-harry-s-hypocrisy\"'>\u201cThis entire tour is the height of Harry\u2019s hypocrisy\u201d\n\n\n\n</h2><p>The royal butler isn\u2019t the only one criticizing Harry and Meghan for making the trip to Colombia after claiming the UK isn\u2019t safe enough.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cEvery time there\u2019s an official royal tour, an overseas visit, it\u2019s always at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office because of soft diplomacy,\u201d royal reporter Duncan Larcombe said on&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.gbnews.com%5C/royal%5C/meghan-markle-prince-harry-question-colombia%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>GB News.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a reason that\u2019s got to happen. Harry and Meghan have effectively just decided to accept invitations. They went to Nigeria earlier this year. Again, that had nothing to do with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Larcombe added: \u201cIt had nothing to do with their status as royals other than they were able to be persuaded to go. I think the question that everyone\u2019s asking is, \u2018why on earth are they there?\u2019 What are they trying to achieve?\u2019\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/infornations.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/20240822-1-15.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"Meghan' markle direct order to prince harry during colombia tour revealed by lip reader class='\"wp-image-14243\"' title='\"Meghan'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>Chris Jackson\/Getty Images for Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to fit them all in. He always says he can\u2019t come to Great Britain with Meghan because it\u2019s too dangerous without his royal security. Yet he goes to a country that I think I\u2019m right in saying the Foreign and Commonwealth Office warned British subjects not to go there.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Another royal expert, Hilary Fordwich, told&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.foxnews.com%5C/entertainment%5C/prince-harry-meghan-markles-colombia-trip-height-hypocrisy-regarding-couples-safety-concerns-experts%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noreferrer' noopener>Fox: \u201cThis entire tour is the height of Harry\u2019s hypocrisy. Yet another stop on their \u2018worldwide privacy tour.\u2019\u201d\n\n\n\n<p>She added: \u201cHe has claimed he is concerned regarding security in the U.K. [but] Colombia is ranked far more dangerous.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p><strong>Please share this article if you enjoy reading about the royal family!\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have embarked on their second \u201croyal\u201d tour of the year, landing in Bogota, Colombia on Thursday. 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