Ed, the guy in the video strikes the Merkel/Freemason Hand Pose very often in his videos, so I think this is a subtle but calculated Psy-Op... (The Vatican Audience Hall though... that is something else!!)

Here is an example: https://allatra-science.org/piramida

Here is the famous Merkel Pose for reference:

Even Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary strikes that pose!