Kate 'prepared to get her hands dirty' despite Princess of Wales title

Kate is the patron of the Rugby Football Union and met with local and national players during an engagement.

The royal appeared to be in good spirits as she took part in some rugby drills wearing an England jersey.

Stanton said that the Princess of Wales wore the shirt in order to build a connection with the players.

The body language expert said: "Clothes are important as they send messages out to the world from a non-verbal aspect.

"Kate wearing an England rugby top and fitted trousers for this particular engagement is definitely an attempt to build a connection to the people that she was visiting.

"She wanted to be the same as them, which enabled her to build an even deeper sense of rapport.

"In terms of body language, Kate came across very confident as she attended the event.

"She didn’t rely on her normal superhero colours of red or blues, and had a great level of self-assurance.

"It was almost like she had her own force field of confidence around her. Kate also showed great confidence whilst playing rugby."

He continued during his interview with Betfair: "Kate demonstrated that she’s prepared to get her hands dirty and isn’t precious about her title or position. She clearly wants to be perceived as a genuine and authentic person. She also displayed a genuine smile throughout the event.

"With Kate, I have never seen her mask emotions with anyone that she speaks to.

"We saw the same confident Kate, with lots of open palm gestures, genuine smiles and authentic body language, which matched and mirrored the posture of those she was talking to.

"This demonstrates a deep trust, rapport and respect."