From real-life peace stories to scatterbrained and retiring issues, romance has always been a hot topic in the royal family. But what royal couple will the crown take to show the most in love in the public eye?
Interested in finding out, OnBuy.com analyzed romantic factors between British royal couples such as public displays of love, the length of the relationship before marriage and body language on their wedding day according to an expert and created e a points-based index to tell which one of us is our favorite royal couple.
Which is the most romantic royal couple?
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle crowned as the most romantic royal couple with 430 points. Despite aiming for private life, the Sussexes cannot hide their love from the public – they got the most points out of every couple for ‘saying their partner’s name’. in interviews (90 points). From a blind date in 2016 to the royal wedding in 2018, it took them less than two years to tie the knot that also earned them the least negative points (-10) for ‘the length of the relationship before they got married’ . To analyze body language on their wedding day, OnBuy.com asked psychologist Lee Chambers to rate each couple according to their behavior. For that, the Duke and Duchess received 70 points.
Princess Anne & Timothy Laurence come in second with 350 points. The couple received 70 points for public demonstrations of love (PDA), ‘praise’ and ‘say the name of the biggest partner’ in interviews! Despite knowing each other for decades and stepping into the scene for released love letters and rumors of an extramarital affair, they only officially made their relationship and they married in 1992 – the same year that Anne divorced her first husband. For that, they lost 30 points for ‘the length of the relationship before marriage’.
Scoring 300 points in the third place is Prince William & Kate Middleton. The royal couple were given 60 points for ‘the length of the friendship before marriage’ for dating for 7 years before tying the knot. Although they were usually secretive, they received the majority of all (90) points for PDAs in the year marking a decade of their marriage, indicating that they are still mutually honored. The couple also makes connections with Princess Anne & Tim and Prince Edward & Sophie when it comes to public praise (75 points).
5th – Prince Charles & Duchess Camilla and Her Majesty The Queen & Prince Phillip
Fifth is Prince Charles & Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall and Her Majesty The Queen & Prince Phillip with 220 points. Prince Charles and Camilla had the lowest scores of all royal couples for body language on their wedding day: psychologist Lee Chambers gave the future king and his second wife 10 points. Lee explains by comparing their relationship with Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Phillip, who scored 40 points in the category: “Camilla ‘s smile is often stressed and not full. No eyes The Queen ‘s couple is clear when she’ s with Phillip, and don’t look at each other too often, looking out of sync with the natural affinity of a deep relationship “.
7th & 8th PLACES – Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Zara & Mike Tindall
Surprisingly, newlyweds Princess Beatrice & Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi just miss the last place and that place comes in at 7th. Body language on their wedding day gets them 40 points and is explained by Lee Chambers: “You can see from the pictures while holding hands that there is growing mutual respect, although they are clearly nervous ”. Following closely behind are Princess Anne’s daughter and her husband, Zara & Mike Tindall with 120 points. Although he got the most points when it comes to body language on their wedding day (90 points), the royal couple seem to be unique when it comes to showing their love!