Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4412: Queen Elizabeth, Donald Trump, Prince Charles & A Tale of Two Fingers — — #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence #BodyLanguage #BodyLanguageExpert #QueenElizabeth #DonaldTrump #PrinceCharles #MiddleFinger #Pointing

2/ While meeting in London with other NATO Country leaders, Donald Trump and Melania met Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of crucial portions of their greeting.

3/ In this first image (above), as Donald Trump turns the corner, he holds his mouth open for an extended time in a moment of feigned surprise-happiness. This is a common and insincere expression given upon greeting.

4/ Notice too, that Melania Trump looks down at the President's feet. Why is she looking at her husband's feet at such a crucial moment?

5/ Many have noticed that the President's gait changed several months ago. One of these changes has been that he swings his right leg, somewhat stiffly, foot out to the side and around to the front, forming a semicircle.

6/ Trump's semicircle leg swing (circumduction) is variable and not dramatic — and it's minimal during this particular moment of the video (less noticeable because he's turning a corner).

7/ This resembles a (mild) Hemiplegic Gait. It's most common cause is a cerebral vascular accident (Stroke).

8/ In this next image, The Queen first extends her right hand for a handshake (circled in red).

9/ Donald Trump then reaches forward to shake her hand, although the view of the handshake is obscured.

10/ Trump then gestures toward the Queen with his right hand with a palm-up gesture.

11/ We cannot hear what's being said in this moment, however, over thousands of analyses, Trump has shown a strong correlation of making false assertions and/or false praise when using this nonverbal dynamic.

12/ Trump then makes a palm-down, fingers-splayed gesture. Palm-down gestures are dominant and depending on the context and other simultaneous nonverbals, even hyper-dominant.

13/ Palm-down gestures are not rapport building, but rapport destroying. Intriguingly, people also have less recall when palm-down gestures are directed toward them. I would never advise using palm-down gestures when speaking with The Queen.

14/ We don't know what was said in this moment, but Prince Charles not only didn't believe Donald Trump, but The Prince took offense to it as well.

15/ A second later Donald Trump does something unbelievable - He points at Queen Elizabeth. This may be one of the only moments (perhaps THE only moment) where a person, in The Queen's company, points at her with their index finger (forefinger).

16/ Index finger pointing is universally offensive. Don't do it. It will elicit negative feelings in every culture in the World. You will find few faux pas worse than a forefinger point (but wait, ... one moment, 'tis forthcoming).

17/ A split-second later, Prince Charles, looks down, closes his eyes, and, with his left middle finger, rubs his eye twice.

18/ This is an example of one of many different subtypes of what is known as Partial Emblematic Slips. It's called 'Partial' because it's a gesture which is not being held in it's typical, very deliberate and obvious, hand-and-finger on full display.

19/ Notice the Prince's psyche camouflages this maneuver by maintaining his forefinger (index finger) - never fully, but only partially extended.

20/ It's termed as 'Emblematic' because its a highly specific gesture (illustrator), with its meaning recognized world-wide as: "Fuck You! or "Fuck off!" (although there are many other emblems that are regional or local, this one is known throughout the planet).

21/ Its nomenclature includes the 'Slip' descriptor because it's almost always a subconsciously or edge-of-consciousness generated nonverbal act (although sometimes it is fully conscious).

22/ It 'leaks', therefore it's transmitting a person's true emotions despite the words being spoken.

23/ The fact that Prince Charles rubbed his eye while flipping off Donald Trump (while Trump was speaking), carries the additional meaning, that, with very high likelihood, the Prince believed the President to be lying.

24/ Prince Charles then immediately places his hand in his left suit pocket. This is the psyche's attempt to hide the profanity previously projected.

25/ Trump then, once again, points at the Queen with his right index finger. This time, more blatantly — and for longer duration.

26/ As Melania shakes Camilla's hand, Prince Charles takes his hand out of his pocket in order to clasp it behind his back. This is a high-confidence configuration that is common amongst royals.

27/ SUMMARY:

Donald Trump has a gait abnormality — this is several months old and appears to be a (mild) Hemiplegic Gait on his right. The most likely cause is a cerebral vascular accident (stroke).

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28/ Summary (continued):

Donald Trump uses dominant hand gestures when speaking with Queen including palm-down gestures and, unbelievably, the hyper-dominant and universally offensive, index finger point....

29/ Summary (continued):

Prince Charles believes that Donald Trump lied to him and/or the Queen. The Prince also, via a partial emblematic slip (and most likely subconsciously), gave the President the Middle Finger.

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