Will and Kate’s Body Language Reveals a Lot About the Royal Couple

Unlike the royal couples in fairytales and Disney movies, for real-life Prince William and Kate Middleton (a.k.a. the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), it wasn’t exactly love at first sight.

In fact, when the royal couple first met at St. Andrews University, they became friends—nothing more. But after playing the long game for a year—including the time they were, uh, roommates—the duo finally decided to make things official.

"Because we were living together—we lived with a couple of others as well—it just sort of blossomed from there, really," William revealed in a post-engagement interview. (Slow clap for their roommates being cool with that.)

Despite a brief breakup—which William chalks up to being young students—and a recent cheating scandal I refuse to believe, it seems like this relationship has been smooth sailing, all throughout their engagement in Kenya, their #iconic 2011 wedding, and becoming the coolest parents to their three adorable kiddos.

But can you ever really know what’s going on behind closed doors—especially if those doors belong to a castle shielded by the Queen’s guards?

Well, you and I might not have a clue, but relationship expert Terri Orbuch, PhD, author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage From Good to Great and professor at Oakland University in Michigan certainly does after the in-depth body language analysis she just did on the royal couple. Here's the scoop: