Prince Harry suddenly backtracks on family feud as Prince William ups the ante

All eyes were on Prince Harry at the WellChild Awards, which landed on the anniversary of his grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth, passing away. It's the first time Harry has returned to the UK in months, and he is potentially set to reunite with his father, King Charles, while he is in the country.

He won't be meeting up with his older brother, Prince William, during the visit, with relations between the two siblings still reported to be strained. Yesterday, they were at diary events just eight miles apart, and today their individual charm offensives continue with both out and about at similar times. Whilst things might finally be thawing with the monarch after aides for both the king and the Duke were spotted meeting earlier in the year, it doesn't seem like this occasion will be the one that finally sees the brothers break the ice.

Whilst at the WellChild Awards, Harry made a cheeky quip about "challenging" sibling dynamics, which a body language expert has told the Mirror was an attempt to downplay and "diminish" the ongoing tensions with William.

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Harry made the joke whilst chatting with Declan Bitmead, 17, who won the inspirational young person 15-18 years award. When the Duke found out the teen had a younger brother, he asked, "Does he drive you mad?"

Declan answered, "No, we get on fine," and Harry joked with a grin, "You know what – siblings," before adding, "You’re at the same school, that sometimes makes it more challenging".

Body language expert Judi James explained to the Mirror that during this moment, "Harry's body language becomes earnest and involved, like a serious interview to share experiences".

She said: "He leans forward with very focused eye contact and with his mouth working in micro-munching movements as though really keen to investigate, hooking it into his own sibling situation.

"Harry's 'Does he drive you mad, or..?' sounds like an ironic joke, and if it is, he is presumably using it to diminish the problems in his own relationship by making it sound like nothing worse than normal sibling play-fighting, something to joke about and overcome.

"This again seems to send out a subtle message of things not being serious or definitive. It's what brothers do, for one to drive the other one 'mad' in a more amusing way."

The expert added that this drive to connect with members of the public using his own life was a regular technique used by Harry during his engagements.

"Harry and Meghan have always liked to use empathy as a 'bonding' technique," Judi explains. "Showing an ability to share experiences and challenges via their own problems. So there is a display of involvement here with an undercurrent of Harry's life as the young people discuss their own.