Prince William's beard makes a real splash online. Photo

British Prince William has temporarily stopped shaving his beard and provoked a massive discussion of his stubble online. Internet users are delighted with His Highness's new look and call it extraordinary.

Prince William made the decision not to shave his face 1.5 weeks ago. Back on September 5, videos were posted on the official Instagram page of the Prince and Princess of Wales showing His Highness with stubble. And in the latest pictures, he appeared with a short beard.

The member of the royal family stepped out to represent his father King Charles III during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Air Force College in Cranwell, England, in a new role. As a military man, he donned the uniform of an air commander and pinned many medals on it, as well as the star and ribbon of the Knight's Order of the Garter.

"It is my great honor to be with you today representing my father, His Majesty the King. Whilst I didn’t graduate on this exact parade ground, I did graduate from flying training here, so I know something about the celebrations that will come later," Prince William said during his speech, FoxNews reported.

After the publication of the photo from the event, the followers of the Welsh family exploded with compliments in the comments, calling to keep the beard:

• "The Prince of Wales is more handsome with the beard!"
• "Our handsome Prince of Wales."
• "The beard is bearding."
• "Right now it's a bit unkempt. He needs to grow it to the point where it is properly groomed like George V's beard. William's father and grandfather grew beautiful beards, but later both shaved them off."
• "We love the facial hair."
• "You MUST keep the beard."

However, some people remembered his younger brother Prince Harry, who, by the way, is celebrating his 40th birthday today. Followers criticized Prince William's "pettiness" and reminded him of the criticism he received in 2018.

• "So many 'love the beard' comments, 100% the same people that were telling Harry to shave."
• "I think it's true what Harry said in his book about William throwing a tantrum because he couldn't wear a beard at his wedding and was angry that Harry was able to do it. I never realized that William was so petty and jealous of Harry. I guess now that the grandmother is dead, the beard is here to stay."

Prince William appeared with a beard a month ago in a video message with Kate Middleton. Together they recorded a video for the British athletes on the occasion of the end of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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