When a short clip of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arriving at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles hit social media this week, it didn\u2019t take long for the internet to have a field day reading into the subtext. (The internet gonna internet.)<\/p>\n
In the now-viral video, shared around Instagram as well as on Threads by @royalnewschannel<\/a>, Harry walks slightly ahead of Meghan, shoulders squared, scanning the crowd as they make their way into the arena. The caption framed it this way: \u201cWhat caught Instagram users\u2019 attention was the way Harry carried himself \u2014 many claimed his posture looked more like a bodyguard than a husband.\u201d<\/p>\n One commenter noted that Harry\u2019s mother Princess Diana<\/a> had met her untimely death amid a papparazzi frenzy \u2014 and was tortured by the same unrelenting media during her life. Now, given that Harry\u2019s wife has also \u201cendured constant vitriol and hatred from strangers for over a decade,\u201d this commenter noted \u201cI\u2019d be knee deep in my Kevin Costner era,\u201d referencing the iconic 1992 film The Bodyguard<\/a> in which Costner starred alongside Whitney Houston.<\/p>\n Another UK-based user added, \u201cHarry is literally the only royal who saw through the BS and chose to protect his wife and child. His mama would be so proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n Over and over, the same themes surfaced: his military training, the paparazzi, and the loss of his mother, Princess Diana.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has the posture of someone who has served in the military,\u201d one user noted. Another was more blunt: \u201cHe protects the people he loves. Leave Harry alone.\u201d<\/p>\n Among the other lighter takes:<\/p>\n \u201cMy husband IS my bodyguard. What\u2019s wrong with y\u2019all?\u201d<\/p>\n And in a pointed cultural comparison, someone observed: \u201cWhen Travis Kelce does it<\/a> everyone is all \u2018Awww so lovely!!\u2019 But when he does it everyone thinks it\u2019s a conspiracy?\u201d (A point well made, I think.)<\/p>\n A few commenters criticized Meghan\u2019s demeanor, accusing her of \u201cwalking like she\u2019s some kind of movie star\u201d (which\u2026 she\u2019s one of the world\u2019s most famous women, so, sure). People always seem to have something to say about Meghan, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n Frankly, I barely see much worth decoding here. First, the walk seems pretty straightforward to me. How are they supposed to walk into a sporting event?<\/p>\n