Meghan Markle sends message of 'ownership' with key move during date night with Harry

was said to want to send a strong "message" with one of her gestures during on Friday, according to a body language expert. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they attended the fifth night of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour in Los Angeles.

The Halo singer posted a snap of the couple in the VIP lounge on her website, showing them embracing in a loved-up moment. Now, a body language specialist said the picture showed "little signs of anything spontaneous" and that Meghan wanted to send a message to the world. Body language expert Judy James told : "The body language in this 'celebrity power couple' pose could be defined as performative, 'Photo-Me-booth' quality with very little signs of anything spontaneous and totally natural."

She added that Meghan's "flattened" hand suggest a "performative pose" which aims to display "not just ownership and close attachment" but something deeper too.

Ms James explained: "The fingers are straight rather than bent in a stroke or a clasp and this very self-conscious placing of the flat hand onto the chest signals not just ownership and close attachment but it also looks as retrospective as her dress and shoulder pose, as it is the kind of positioning that is usually used to display an engagement or wedding ring during an announcement.

"So, for Meghan, this looks like an announcement pose, telling anyone watching that she and Harry are together and they are as close as they were in the early days of their engagement."

She said that Meghan's "intense sense of projections" signals that she wants to get "the message across" that the Sussexes are "very much an item" still, following previous rumours about the state of their marriage.

On Saturday, the Duchess uploaded a selection of videos and photos to Instagram, one of which showed her with the Duke of Sussex, who wore a hat that was inscribed with the words "Archie, Lili, My Love".

She thanked the singer for a "fun date night", captioning the post: "About last night.... Thank you @beyonce and team for an amazing concert (and a very fun date night)! All love."