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Princess Kate breaks composure at Windsor state banquet

The moment came at a Windsor Castle state banquet for the Sultan of Oman on October twentieth; HELLO! has logged the Princess's slips all year.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Princess of Wales smiled at Prince William while King Charles was giving a speech, and HELLO! is calling it a break in composure.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt happened at the state banquet for the Sultan of Oman at Windsor Castle on the twentieth of October.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith us is Philippa Oduya-Lindqvist, Director General of the Institute for Public Poise. Is a smile a breach?

  4. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistYes, and I'm ringing the bell on it.

  5. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistStrictly speaking, that was incident one. Four seconds. Three and a half if you discount the part where he smiled back.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFour seconds at her husband during a speech. What does your institute call that?

  7. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistA warm deviation. And it's a pattern, because in July she lost it on a podium at the charity polo match in Windsor.

  8. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistStrictly speaking, we measure that one in giggles, and then in half giggles.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd in May, a pasta machine handle hit the floor in Reggio Emilia. Was that a breach?

  10. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistA mechanical breach. The handle did the breaching. Strictly speaking, we log the eyebrow separately, and it moved twice.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwice.

  12. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo that's a podium, a pasta machine and a husband since May. Your rating for the Princess's composure?

  13. Philippa Oduya-LindqvistEight out of ten, strictly speaking. Eight and a quarter, and the quarter is a matter for my lawyers.

  14. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen by your own measure, Philippa, you've been in breach this entire interview.

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