Kate Middleton and husband Prince William showed their support for Team Great Britain on social media, but their team spirit wasn't what had people talking. It was what was on Will's face.
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00:00From all of us watching at home, congratulations to Team GB.
00:03Well done on all you've achieved. You've been an inspiration to us all."
00:07That's Kate Middleton and husband Prince William supporting Team Great Britain on social media
00:11on August 11, 2024, ahead of the closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics. Kate's sporting a
00:16similar striped top to the one she wore in her cancer announcement back in March, but
00:21it's Will stealing the style spotlight with his stubble.
00:24The last time the prince showed off his beard to the public was way back in 2008 on Christmas
00:29Day, and we've gotta say, the future king has never looked happier. And he's never looked
00:33more like his dad, the king, who had his own beardy phase in the 70s.
00:37Will's brother Prince Harry has been sporting a beard for years now, and it's caused a great
00:41deal of tension between the spare and the heir.
00:44The beard is there.
00:45Of course it is.
00:46The beard is there.
00:47Wow.
00:48Harry had to ask his grandmother, the queen, to allow him to keep his beard when marrying
00:52Meghan Markle in 2018, and according to his memoir, Will wasn't happy about that. Harry
00:57wrote,
00:58After he's come back from an assignment with special forces, Willie was sporting a full
01:01beard and someone told him to be a good boy, run along, and shave it. He hated the idea
01:06of me enjoying a perk he'd been denied.
01:08Will even tried to pull rank to get his little brother to bare his cheeks, according to Harry,
01:13who wrote,
01:14At one point he actually ordered me, as the heir speaking to the spare, to shave.
01:18Will and Kate have kept a low profile this summer, and Will's whiskers are evidence of
01:23that. There were rumors that the pair would appear in Paris, but that didn't pan out.
01:27Kate, however, was courtside at Wimbledon back in July. But how low-profile is it to
01:31declare a beard war with your high-profile bro? Surely Will knows the world is going
01:36to forensically examine his follicles.
01:39But one royal insider tells the Daily Beast that's all part of the plan, saying,
01:43William and Kate are always very keen to present themselves as normal and normal guys when
01:47they go on holiday, don't shave for a week or two. Coming out in a craggy beard and a
01:51polo shirt while on holiday is much smarter than putting on a suit and tie. They have
01:55perfected normal as their brand image.
01:58Many royal watchers prefer Will with a bit of beard. One Instagram user posted,
02:02I had to watch that again just to see William stubble. Wowza.
02:06And one ex-user had to cool down after seeing Will look so hot above the collar, writing,
02:10Prince William looks so handsome with a bit of facial stubble.
02:13Meanwhile, the BBC reports that the Beard Liberation Front, an interest group that campaigns
02:18in support of beards, isn't sold yet on Will's new chin friends, saying,
02:23We're continuing to review Prince William's latest beard and assessing if it is contributing
02:27to a positive image of the hirsute in the public eye.
02:30A fine, full, dignified beard. One which commands respect and projects thoughtfulness.
02:39The BLF honored the prince back in 2008 by nominating him for Beard of the Year, but
02:45he lost, by more than a few whiskers, to the Archbishop of Canterbury.