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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Prince William Admits Princess Charlotte Burst Into Tears When He First Grew His Beard So He Had "To Shave It Off"

Prince William wearing a white shirt and gray blazer looking surprised standing against a tan wall.

Prince William’s beard might have sent fans into a frenzy this summer, but it turns out there’s one royal who isn’t a fan of facial hair. In a new interview (via People) the Prince of Wales revealed that Princess Charlotte was in “floods of tears” when she first saw her dad’s new look.

William, 42, sat down with a group of journalists as he wrapped up his trip to Cape Town, South Africa to promote the Earthshot Prize on Nov. 7, and among deeper topics like Princess Kate and King Charles’s cancer journeys, he opened up about his headline-making beard for the first time.

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