By Sheila Lowe<\/p>\n
When Meghan Markle was just starting out in Hollywood, she earned extra money by doing calligraphy. She even did the invitations for Robin Thicke and Paula Patton’s wedding. But Markle’s beautiful handwriting can reveal more about soon-to-be-royal than just a former side-hustle.<\/p>\n
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We spoke with Sheila Lowe, a court-qualified forensic handwriting examiner, about what Markle’s penmanship can tell us about her personality.<\/p>\n
First, Lowe compared two of Markle’s signatures: the one pictured above, from an AOL event in March of 2016, and a visitors book signed by both Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their trip to Belfast in March of 2018 (below) using a practice called Gestalt graphology, meaning she analysed the spatial arrangement of letters, what those letters look like (the equivalent of font), and the writing movement, which includes things like rhythm and speed.<\/p>\n
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Lowe noticed a significant difference. “There was a change in the two signatures, and what the change shows is there\u2019s a greater need for privacy in the second one, which makes perfect sense,” Lowe says. “She\u2019s living under a microscope.”<\/p>\n
“And, of course, she just used her first name, the same as Prince Harry does,” Lowe continues. “That allies her with him.”<\/p>\n
Handwriting can change depending on both life experience and mood, Lowe explained. “It reflects who you are in the moment.” But signatures don’t tell the whole story. “A signature (according to Signature Analysis<\/a>) by itself is your public image. It\u2019s what you want the world to know about you,” Lowe says.<\/p>\n “I always use the example it\u2019s like looking at a photograph of somebody\u2019s nose and nothing else. You can tell a little bit about them, but without the context of the whole face, your information is very limited.”<\/p>\n So, Lowe also examined a note written by Markle to one of her biggest fans in March of 2016 to see what a larger sample of handwriting could tell her about the future royal.<\/p>\n @gelserougi2 pic.twitter.com\/5ocShfMViP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 emily sorrells (@dinosorrells) 20 March 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n