Trouble in paradise? Kate Middleton shrugs off hand on shoulder from Prince William
Duchess Kate set tongues wagging in her and Prince William’s latest TV appearance on A Berry Royal Christmas.
She appeared to shrug off her husband’s hand when he placed it on her shoulder as they were speaking with volunteers on the show.
The pair hosted a Christmas party for charity workers and volunteers who will spend their holiday period working with former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry for the BBC.
Fans were quick to point out how awkward the encounter was.
“She moved with a quickness,” commented one fan on Twitter, while a second wrote: “Awkward! Too awkward!! They should have cut it out!”
Another noted: “Kate shaking off William’s hand on her shoulder during #ABerryRoyalChristmas.”
Another added: “What just happened here???? Ouch!”
“I really can’t stop watching this,” said another Twitter user, while a second penned: “Very awkward indeed.”
Kate shaking off William's hand on her shoulder during #ABerryRoyalChristmas pic.twitter.com/NyzjdKC3rk
— Caitlin McBride (@mcbride_caitlin) 16 December 2019
However, some other Twitter users had another theory.
“I like the way they interact, it’s professional. I don’t want to see excessive hand holding and back rubbing. It’s awkward, like you’re intruding on a private moment,” commented one, while a second added: “They’re not supposed to show PDA.”
”Why can’t people just be content with the fact that she didn’t feel a PDA was appropriate at that moment/at that event,” said another via social media. “It wasn’t about them, it was about all the volunteers.”
Kate also shared a sweet story about how she stays up late to bake a cake before each child's birthday.
“It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up until midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much,” said Kate.
“But I love it.”