Princess Kate’s feelings about ‘s beard went newly viral on based on an interview with a key aide.
The Prince of Wales grew a beard over the summer of 2024 and sported it in public for the first time that August.
And at least one royal reacted badly as William let slip in November that cried when he first grew one.
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Jason Knauf, who spent seven years working for the couple before becoming a trustee of William’s Earthshot Prize, also let slip Kate’s feelings about her husband’s facial hair.
“One more question, William’s beard, does Catherine like it?” Knauf was asked on 60 Minutes Australia.
“If she didn’t like it, it wouldn’t be there I can tell you that,” Knauf replied.
Why It Matters
of his comments went newly viral on TikTok after it was liked over 32,000 times and viewed more than 290,000 times.
What to Know
Knauf went on 60 Minutes Australia in February to open up about his time working for William and Kate.
He had beenin position at a time when relations with and crumbled.
Famously, it was Knauf who put on the record concerns that Meghan had bullied two PAs out of the household in an email to Prince William’s then private secretary Simon Case.
Beards were at one stage a part of the conflict opposing William and Kate to Harry and Meghan, after Harry wrote in his book Spare that his brother was jealous of his.
What People Are Saying
Prince William said in November: “Well Charlotte didn’t like it the first time. I got floods of tears, so I had to shave it off. And then I grew it back. I thought, hang on a second, and I convinced her it was going to be okay.”
Harry described in Spare how they had arguments panning a week about Harry’s plan to wear a beard on his wedding day: “At one point he actually ordered me, as the Heir speaking to the Spare, to shave.”
“‘I’m telling you, shave it off,” William said. Harry replied: “For the love of God, Willy, why does this matter so much to you?”
William said: “Because I wasn’t allowed to keep my beard.”
What Happens Next
Prince William has had his beard for a few months so it appears to be here to stay.
Williams Brown is chief royal correspondent for Regalrumination.com, based in London. You can find him on X, formerly , at and read his stories on Regalrumination.com’s .
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