Charlene loses her ‘look of desperate sadness’ with Prince Albert – but is still ‘distant’

This is the first time Charlene attends the Christmas event since 2020, as last year she suffered “both physically and emotionally” due to an ongoing health condition, the Palace explained.

On this occasion, Charlene and Albert seemed happier and more united while undertaking the royal engagement together.

This is something the public rarely sees and the body language expert commented in past appearances that the couple’s interactions didn’t seem relaxed.

Judi explained during an outing together in the summer that “both Albert and Charlene’s smiles looked a little forced rather than relaxed, symmetric mouth and eye smiles that might be prompted by authentic good humour”.