Back in June 2018, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry undertook a two-day visit to Dublin, shortly after their royal wedding at St George's Chapel, and there were telling signs of her personality during the engagement, claims a body language expert.

During their visit, they signed the visitor's book at the Government Buildings in Dublin with the then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Body language expert Judi James told the Daily Mail: "Meghan and Harry's first overseas visit soon after their wedding was a relatively 'soft' one, but this trip still provided a clear showcase for their body language dynamic as a royal couple."

Judi explained: "Harry shows signs of acute nervousness and anxiety here while Meghan appears regally gracious, quietly alert and often in control. It also appears that Harry's nervous rituals peak when he is with Meghan but decrease when they are working a room apart."

Judi further explained what the body language showed: "This implies he [Prince Harry] might have felt under pressure to impress his new bride, or that he felt anxious by proxy when he was with her, suffering on her behalf."

Analysing Harry's body language when he first stepped out of the car to be greeted by the Irish Taoiseach, Judi said Harry "fiddled with the buttons on his jacket to comfort himself."

Describing Meghan's actions, she added: "Meghan begins with some subtle mirroring or echoing of her husband's rituals, fiddling with and pulling at the waistband of her dress. This is a pointless act from her, which suggests it is purely prompted by empathy.

"After this quick bout of echoing, she seems to pick up on his anxiety and make the rest of her behaviour about quietly taking charge."

During their Ireland royal visit, the newlyweds visited Varadkar’s private offices, met with his employees, and were asked to sign the guestbook.

Meghan reminded Harry that they had to follow through with the important gesture when the time came, and they decided Harry should go first.

He wrote his first name with a fountain pen and then remarked, "I never sign big enough." Next, Meghan signed her name using her calligraphy skills, prompting Harry to say, "Yours is much nicer than mine!"

Meghan worked as a freelance calligrapher and instructor to support her acting before dating Harry. Meghan once wrote on her former lifestyle blog, The Tig, "The idea of someone taking the time to put pen to paper is really special."

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as working royals in 2020 and now live in Montecito, California, with their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.