Kate Middleton's viral shuffle toward Queen Margrethe II may be a sign she was 'daunted' by the Danish monarch, a royal commentator says
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- A clip showing Kate Middleton discreetly shuffling toward Queen Margrethe is going viral on TikTok.
- The video, which has over 1.9 million views, was taken during Kate's visit to Denmark in 2022.
- Royal commentator Amanda Matta said Kate looked like she was "slightly nervous" during the meeting.
Not even the royals are immune to an awkward encounter, as a viral clip of Kate Middleton shows.
On Tuesday, a video taken of Kate, 41, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 82, and Princess Mary of Denmark, 51, was shared by a user named The Royal Watcher on TikTok. The clip, which has over 1.9 million views as of Wednesday, appears to show Kate shuffling her way closer to Margrethe at a photocall during her audience at Copenhagen's Christian IX's Palace in February 2022.
From the looks of it, Kate was trying her best to get close to Margrethe without calling too much attention to herself. The creator of the TikTok dubbed her move the "princess shuffle" in a caption overlaying the clip.
But according to Amanda Matta, who is known for her royal-themed videos on Twitter and on TikTok, where she has more than 1.2 million followers, Kate's shuffle may have shown a crack in her usually collected public appearance.
"I can honestly say that I haven't seen Kate do this move before. To me, it demonstrates the high level of consideration (to the point of overthinking) that she puts into her appearances. On that photocall with Queen Margarethe and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, she seemed slightly nervous," Matta said.
"While a bolder move would have been to simply take a step to the right, Kate instead chose to try to make the shift towards the Queen as surreptitious as possible," she added. "She was able to keep her eyes on the camera at all times as a result."
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Matta went on to say that Kate's focus on getting closer to Margrethe, who inherited the unofficial title of Europe's longest-serving living monarch upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II, could be a sign of her being intimidated by the Danish royal.
"Normally I don't like so-called 'body-language analysis,' but the signals that Kate may have been feeling a bit daunted by the Queen's presence were overwhelming on this day! And who wouldn't be?" Matta added.
At the time, Kate was on her first overseas royal visit since 2019, Town & Country reported. A tweet shared by Kensington Palace a month before the trip said she would be focused on "learning from experts, parents & practitioners about Denmark's approach to early childhood."
And although Margrethe is not expected to attend King Charles' upcoming coronation, due to her recovery from a back surgery, Kate will be reunited with Mary at the royal event. The Danish princess is confirmed to be attending alongside her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, 54.
The couple will be among 10 international royals represented at the British coronation for the first time in over 900 years.
Kensington Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.