William kept his beard during the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. It didn’t take long before social media had been flooded with comments about the future king’s new style.
“You MUST keep the beard,” one fan wrote, while another detailed a checklist including “beard, uniform, Prince … yeah, I’m sold,” one person wrote per Fox.
“With all due respect Your Highness the Prince of Wales you are just taking our breath away with this beard pls keep it,” a second fan added.
While royal fans praised William for his new look, not everyone was happy. His daughter, Princess Charlotte, was outraged that his father had grown a beard and wanted him to shave it off. During a visit to Cape Town earlier in November, William revealed Charlotte’s furious reaction.
“Charlotte didn’t like it the first time. I got floods of tears the first time I grew a beard, so I had to shave it off. And then I grew it back. I thought, hang on a second and I convinced her it was going to be okay,” he said.
The interviewer continued to remark that William looked more “relaxed” with his beard. He answered rather ironically, saying, “It’s interesting you say that, because I couldn’t be less relaxed this year, so it’s very interesting you’re all seeing that. But it’s more a case of just cracking on, and you’ve got to keep going.”
