Meghan Markle adopting Bill and Hillary Clinton ‘presidential’ moves to win over public

Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles, the US home of Hollywood. Inspired by her cinematographer father, the young woman set her sights on being a star of film and screen. However, after scoring her big break as sexy paralegal Rachel Zane in US cable drama Suits, the LA-native’s life took a different route when she agreed to a blind date with Prince Harry. The pair married in May this year, and Meghan is now the Duchess of Sussex.

However, it appears the US-born former-actress is still inspired by US current affairs, at least according to one body language expert.

Judi James told Express.co.uk how the Duchess is channelling former US leader Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary.

“Meghan seems to have adopted a slightly more US presidential style,” Judi said.

Meghan is doing this in a bid to help her bond with the British public.

Judi said: “Great body language performers like Bill and Hilary Clinton would always win a crowd over by communicating with individuals rather than an anonymous group.”

Meghan uses similar tricks to those Bill Clinton used during public events at president.

“The first thing Bill would do when stepping in front of an audience was to point out individuals in that audience and wave at them as though he’s spotted an old friend, winning the entire crowd round in the process,” Judi said.

“When Meghan is doing her meet and greets she picks people out as individuals in a similar way, aiming her body language signals at individuals rather than the crowd as a whole.”

What is more, Meghan attempts to make friendly signals with members of the public.

Judi said: “She also uses subtle lowering signals to lower her own status slightly which again sends out the message that she sees people as friends rather than fans.”

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Who is Meghan Markle? Quick profile

Meghan Markle was born Rachel Meghan Markle, on August 4, 1981 to parents Doria Ragland and father Thomas Markle.

Her father was previously married to Roslyn Loveless and Meghan has two elder half sibling – sister Samantha Markle and brother Thomas Markle Junior.

Actress

Meghan’s first television appearance in the USA was in an episode of the medical drama General Hospital in 2002.

She later moved on to roles in CSI, Without a Trace and Castle along with bit parts in Hollywood films including Get Him to the Greek, Remember Me and Horrible Bosses.

Meghan was also a “briefcase girl” on Deal or No Deal – but her most famous role was as Rachel Zane in legal drama Suits, which launched in 2011.

She was written out in the finale of the seventh series when her character got married, which aired in April 2018 – just before she got married herself.

Charity and humanitarian work

Meghan Markle’s career in television has gone hand-in-hand with her support for causes close to her heart.

She wrote about the stigma around menstrual health in an article for Time magazine and was a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada – with whom she travelled to Rwanda for the charity’s Clean Water Campaign.

And her commitment to gender equality has seen her work with the United Nations – receiving a standing ovation in 2015 for her speech to mark International Women’s Day.

Relationships

In September 2011, she wed film producer Trevor Engelson, who she began dating in 2004.

But the pair divorced two years later in August 2013, citing irreconcilable difference.

She was in a relationship with celebrity chef Cory Vitiello for almost two years, before they broke it off in 2016 but the two remain good friends.

And in June 2016, she met Prince Harry on a blind date set up by a mutual friend.

Their relationship began in October that year and just over one year later, on November 27, 2017, the pair announced their engagement.

They married on May 19, 2018 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Meghan’s heritage

Some have claimed Meghan Markle is the first mixed-race member of the Royal Family.

Historians are still arguing about Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III.

But Meghan will be the first royal to openly embrace a mixed-race heritage.

She has written about the difficulties of being a biracial actress in Hollywood as she claims she is not black enough for some roles and not white enough for others.