1 week Ago By Damien Woolnough
Prince William has updated his stuffy image with a scruffy nine o’clock shadow. Photographs of the Prince of Wales attending a private exhibition viewing at the Saatchi Gallery in London with stubble worthy of a George Michael impersonator have revived the heir to the throne’s endangered pin-up status. Could this be a scratchy version of his mother Princess Diana’s infamous revenge dress ? In his autobiography Spare, Prince Harry wrote that his brother stroppily asked him to shave before his wedding to actor Meghan Markle in 2018, despite having received permission from the Queen to sport a beard.
But like his mother’s black dress, the grizzly glow-up is working. “Prince William is hot again,” The Cut declared, and pockets of social media lustily agreed. Prince William is giving stubble a second run.
Credit: Getty Images The stubble first appeared in a video in August alongside Princess Catherine congratulating Team Britain’s performance at the Paris Olympics, and brings William in line with Europe’s other reigning chins. King Frederik of Denmark frequently makes official appearances with salt and pepper scruff, while King Felipe of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands have graduated to beards since their coronations. William sported a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it beard in 2008 following a training exercise with the British Royal Navy in Barbados, before returning to the razor.
His father, King Charles, also had a brief beard encounter in 1976, following a tour of Alaska and Canada, but stubble requires a different grooming regime. British barber Geo. F.
Trumper has held a royal warrant since the reign of Queen Victoria with their range of shaving products, but it might be time for William to share the honour with a beard-trimming manufacturer to maintain his stubble. Stubble maintenance Crowned chins of Europe: Prince Harry; King Charles in 1976; King Frederik of Denmark; King Felipe of Spain. Credit: Getty, AP “Stubble is definitely a trend for men, especially with workplaces becoming more casual,” says Gary McKenzie, owner of Melbourne’s Men+Co barbershop and an educator for American Crew products.
“It’s a natural look, but it does require serious maintenance. The most important thing to do is invest in equipment.”.
