William: I shaved off my first beard as it left Charlotte in floods of tears

The Prince of Wales has revealed helium had to shave his beard aft helium archetypal grew it – arsenic it near his girl successful floods of tears.

William managed to speech Princess Charlotte circular to the thought of her begetter having facial hairsbreadth and present it appears present to stay.

The heir to the throne debuted his caller look successful an online video with his wife, Kate, successful August, erstwhile they praised the achievements of the nation’s athletes aft the Paris Olympics.

Speaking astatine the extremity of a four-day sojourn to Cape Town, helium said: “Charlotte didn’t similar it the archetypal time. I got floods of tears the archetypal clip I grew a beard, truthful I had to shave it off.

“And past I grew it back. I thought, bent connected a 2nd and I convinced her it was going to beryllium okay.”

The beard of the aboriginal King, who turned 42 successful June, has flecks of grey and appears neatly trimmed whenever William is seen successful public.

The King grew a beard for a clip erstwhile helium served successful the Royal Navy, which for much than a period has allowed its servicemen to person facial hair.

The Duke of Sussex claimed his member was jealous of his beard and ordered him to shave it disconnected earlier helium joined Meghan successful 2018.

Harry wrote successful his autobiography, Spare, however William became “livid” and “raised his voice” erstwhile the duke said helium had already asked support from their grandmother, the precocious Queen Elizabeth II, to support his beard for his wedding.

The duke said the statement went connected for much than a week connected the telephone and successful person, adding: “He wouldn’t fto it go. At 1 constituent helium really ordered me, arsenic the heir speaking to the spare, to shave.”