Prince William reveals the unexpected reaction he got from daughter Princess Charlotte about his beard.
“Charlotte didn't like it the first time,” said William, 42, at the Earthshot Prize event in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, November 6. [had] to take it away. Then I grew it again. I thought, 'I'm going to take it easy,' and I assured him it would be fine.”
(Williams established the Earthshot Prize in 2020, and each year five winners receive $1.3 million to further their environmentally-focused projects.)
When told he looked “more relaxed” at the event with his newly grown facial hair, the Prince of Wales said the speculation couldn't be further from the truth.
“It's interesting to say that, because I haven't been able to relax this year, so it's very interesting that you all see that,” he replied. “But there's a point where you just break down and you have to move on. I enjoy my work and I enjoy being busy and making sure I have time for my family.”
William continued to address the difficulties he and the royal family faced this year, including Princess Kate Middleton again King Charles III's cancer diagnosis.
“It was very bad. It was probably the hardest year of my life. So, trying to get through everything else and keep everything on track has been really difficult,” he said. “But I am proud of my wife, I am proud of my father for handling the things he has done. But from the perspective of one's family, it has been, yes, brutal. “
Charles, 75, was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in February. Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales, 42, announced she had been diagnosed with an undisclosed cancer again in March – two months after reportedly having a “planned hysterectomy” earlier this year.
“As you can imagine, this took some time. “It took me a while to recover from major surgery to start my treatment,” he said in a video statement that month. “But, most importantly, it took us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in the right way, and to reassure them that I would be fine.”
In September, Kate announced that she had completed chemotherapy, saying that her main focus was to do everything she could to “remain cancer free” and that she “must continue to take each day as it comes.”
Although she will attend the National Service of Remembrance in London on Sunday, November 10, the Princess of Wales did not accompany her husband on his trip to South Africa. Instead, the royal family decided to stay at the couple's home in England with their three children: Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.
“She's doing very well, thank you,” William told reporters of Kate's condition at Wednesday's event. “I hope you're watching tonight. It makes me happy.”
He added, “He's been amazing this whole year. I know you will be really happy to see tonight be a success.”
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