Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle's awkward 14-second encounter decoded by expert

Meghan Markle once found herself in an "awkward" situation while speaking at the 2016 Create and Cultivate blogger conference in Atlanta, USA. At that time, she was balancing her acting career on Suits with

Body language expert, Judi James, noted Meghan's gestures and movements during a moment when no one came forward to ask questions during a Q&A session. She said: "There is an awkward amount of gap-filling to cover the fourteen seconds before someone steps up, and in that time, we see Meghan display a range of responses, including what appears to be possible exasperation and a wry, asymmetric smile."

A skilled host typically prepares backup questions or even plants audience members with pre-written queries, but this was clearly not the case for Meghan's interview, reports the .

As no immediate questions arose, Meghan quickly joked: "They have no questions, they just want their cocktails."

A woman in the audience finally a question: "Today, I've noticed we've talked a lot about motivation and following your gut. Meghan, I was wondering if you could speak a little about navigating feminism within conservative business environments."

"Once she receives a question about feminism, Meghan seems keen to re-boot her status following what might have been misinterpreted as a lack of enthusiasm," Judi noted.

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