KEY POINTS

  • Kate Middleton and Prince William packed on the PDA during a royal engagement like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are very affectionate in public most of the time
  • Prince William and Kate Middleton can still form the fab four even after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's exit

Kate Middleton and Prince William packed on the PDA like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very tactile and they don’t mind holding each other’s hand or touching each other’s back even when they are in an official engagement. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are different, but the couple packed on PDA in their recent sighting, which many found reminiscent of Prince Harry and Markle’s PDA.

On Tuesday, Prince William and Middleton stepped out to visit the South of Wales. The duchess was photographed placing a hand on Prince William’s arm. There were also shots of the future king touching his wife’s back.

According to Mikhaila Friel of Insider, Prince William and Middleton’s gesture reminded her of the Sussexes. “The moment was reminiscent of a similar photo of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their visit to Canada House earlier this year,” she wrote.

However, she noted that unlike Prince Harry and Markle, the Cambridges appeared aware that the photos were being taken at the official engagement. She also noted that their affectionate interactions were rare but was a “welcome sight” for the Cambridge fans.

There is no doubt that the future king and queen appear more relaxed the past few days and they seem more comfortable as they couldn’t keep their hands off each other. In a series of photos of the couple taken on the same visit, Middleton can also be seen placing a hand on her husband’s back when they visited the Bulldogs Development Center to join the children and young people participating in different fitness and teamwork activities.

According to royal photographer Tim Rooke, the Sussexes were very affection in public whether there were spotted by cameras or not. Prince Harry and Markle often hold hands. He described them as an “authentic couple” and their love and affection were visible when the photographer took their photo.

In related news, Prince William and Middleton can still form the fab four even after Prince Harry and Markle’s exit. According to some netizens, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles can fill in the void the Sussexes left.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend a reception to mark the UK-Africa Investment Summit at Buckingham Palace on Jan. 20, 2020 in London, England. Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images