“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.

“A very yummy new look!!” a third stated.

Beards and the royal family have not precisely walked hand in hand in the past. In Spare, Harry, who has worn a beard for over a decade, revealed that his facial hair caused tensions in his relationship with William.

For Harry, he said, the beard was like a “security blanket.” Also, his wife, Meghan Markle, had never seen him without it.

“I didn’t want her coming down the aisle and seeing a total stranger,” he wrote.

Even though a beard wasn’t preferred, Queen Elizabeth II allowed Harry to wear it. The estranged prince claimed William was “bristled” when Harry was allowed to wear the beard, ordering his little brother to “shave it off.”

Prince Harry’s beardy look caused tensions with Prince William

Harry asked his brother why he was irritated that he got to keep the beard, to which William replied, “Because I wasn’t allowed to keep my beard.”

“I explained it to my brother and he… bristled?” Prince Harry wrote.

He added, “I gave him a quick history lesson. I mentioned the many royals who’d been bearded. King Edward VII. King George V. Prince Albert. More recently, Prince Michael of Kent. Helpfully I referred him to Google Images. ‘Not the same,’ he said. When I informed him that his opinion didn’t really matter, since I’d already gone to Granny and got the green light, he became livid.”

Harry continued, “He raised his voice. ‘You went to ask her!’ Yes. ‘And what did Granny say?’ She said ‘keep the beard’. ‘You put her in an uncomfortable position, Harold! She had no choice but to say yes.’ No choice? She’s the Queen! If she didn’t want me to have a beard I think she can speak for herself.”

Later on, as William returned from a military assignment, he also sported a full beard. However, he was told to share it off, and Harry claimed his brother “hated the idea of me enjoying a perk he’d been denied.”

“He was being ridiculous, and I told him so. But he kept getting angrier and angrier. Finally I told him flatly and defiantly that his bearded brother was getting married soon, and he could either get on board or not. The choice was up to him,” the Duke added.

As Kate Middleton revealed she is cancer-free, Prince William embraced his relaxed look. However, while some fans argued that Prince William should keep his beard moving forward, other fans were left concerned.

Royal fans concerned for Prince William’s health

As reported by Amomama, on pictures of William posted from the Sovereign’s Parade at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ social media account, several fans stated that Prince William didn’t look healthy.

“This is William?! Why does he look so aged and gaunt?” one fan asked.

“You look like you’ve lost two stones and not healthily. Now you’re sick too?” a second, worried fan added.

Several other users commented on the same theme.

A third added, “He looks sick and too skinny,” while a fourth said, “He’s looking very thin… I hope he’s okay.”

Another royal fan wrote, “Definitely looks tired, it’s understandable, such a heavy weight to carry, emotionally.”

The fact that Prince William is wearing a beard doesn’t have to be strictly a fashion statement.

Speaking to The Sun, body language Judi James told The Sun that the Prince of Wales’ beard signifies he is focusing on being a family man, “dedicating himself totally to time off” rather than feeling the need to be clean-shaved when performing royal duties.

Moreover, James claimed the beard could be a “symbolic form of celebration” as his wife, Kate Middleton, is “back at his side in public again.

The real reason Prince William has grown a beard, per expert

“He seems to have shaved his head hair shorter but more than compensated with his beard, which also signals the fact that he has been taking his family time really seriously and dedicating himself totally to time off with his wife and children,” Judi James told The Sun.

She continued, “It implies both strength, support, and toughness here, as well as showing the kind of off-duty vibe that defines him in a new role as a dedicated husband and dad under extraordinary circumstances.”

“It sends out reassuring signals that he has ‘got this’, with a suggestion of dedication and putting Kate’s needs first,” Judi James concluded.