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Prince Harry showed he was “in his element” as he took to the stage solo at a charity event where Meghan Markle was noticeably absent, according to an expert.

Prince Harry showed he was “in his element” as he took to the stage solo at a charity event where Meghan Markle was noticeably absent, according to an expert.

The Duke of Sussex made an appearance at Santa Barbara One805Live!, which is organised by Hollywood actor Kevin Costner and celebrates the heroic actions of first responders. During his time at the awards, Harry presented an award to a fellow helicopter pilot and rubbed shoulders with some of the other stars attending.

Both he and Meghan attended last year’s event and many had hoped the Duchess would accompany her husband to this year’s awards – but she was reportedly sick and was unable to attend.

But despite being there on his own, body language expert Judi James believes Harry revelled in the limelight. She told the Mirror : “Harry’s body language here suggests that he is totally in his element and delighted to be soaking up or even surfing the on-stage adulation from the A-list audience like a star of the show.

“His open jacket; his gleefully beaming smile at the audience, and that cheeky, knowing, thumbs-up gesture all suggest he is in full show-boating mode here, like some of his ‘rock star’ style appearances on stage when he first arrived in the US.