The royal family appears to have cleared the air about their reaction to Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's blunders during their public engagement.
A surprising turn in Ferguson and Kate's relationship was noticed at a recent somber royal family event, amidst ongoing scandals and controversies surrounding Fergie and Andrew.
The royal family gathered to mourn the life of the late Duchess of Kent. Despite the growing outrage against Andrew's relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein, Ferguson and her ex-husband joined the royals on the steps of Westminster Cathedral.
However, egaleeyed fans spotted subtle cracks in this united front facade, notably in Princess Kate's frosty attitude towards Sarah Ferguson.
The Princess seemingly shunned Fergie by turning her head when she appears walking towards her.
Reacting to viral video footage, body language expert Judi James claimed Kate's deliberate evasion showed her fulfilling her role as 'the Firm's protective huntress' by seeking to 'ward off any unwanted attention and posing on behalf of her husband'.
The gathering, which took place on September 16, came just days before Ferguson's 2011 correspondece Epstein comes to public eye, in which she described the sex offender as her 'supreme friend' while apologising over her past comments in an interview.
Following the bombshell revelation, she was dropped as a patron from seven charities. The former Duchess later claimed she had sent the fawning email in a bid to protect Princess Beatrice and Eugenie after a 'chilling' phone call with Epstein.
Andrew and Ferguson are no longer the Duke and Duchess of York as the royal issued a statement to relinquish his title and honuour on October 17.
Explaining her mirroring of William and acute perception of Fergie's presence, James told The Mail: 'Her peripheral vision sees at first to be aware and wary of Fergie who is moving around behind and beside her. Her closed hand and her unsmiling expression signal no desire to engage or talk here, just keep the ex royal in sight'.
Andrew and Ferguson allegdly tried to turn a deaf ear to the backlash and claims about them at that time as the expert went on: 'They appear to take advantage of family outings to position themselves with what will always look like an opportunistic eye.'