Princess charlotte beard

The Prince of Wales shared his daughter Princess Charlotte‘s funny reaction the first time he decided to grow his beard.

Prince William, 42, first showed off his new facial hair in a video message to congratulate Team GB after the Paris 2024 Olympics in August.

In an interview with UK print media in South Africa, where he admitted it had been “the hardest year” of his life, William was also quizzed about his bearded appearance.

Laughing, he revealed his nine-year-old daughter’s opinion, saying: “Well 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.”

Just a couple of weeks later, he was pictured clean-shaven as he and Kate attended a church service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral.