Prince William accused of trying to be like David Beckham as King Charles ‘best dressed’

The Prince of Wales has been accused of trying to be the “David Beckham of the family” after he sported his new beard.

Prince William and David Beckham appeared in a video where they congratulated Team GB (Image: Kensington Royal/X)

Prince William has been accused of trying to be the “David Beckham of the family” in an attempt to “be hip” after his latest stubble sent royal fans into a frenzy.

The Prince of Wales sported a new beard as he joined his wife, Princess Kate, in a sweet new video where they congratulated Team GB as the Olympic Games in Paris came to a close.

The video then cuts to David Beckham, who was also sporting a beard. Although many loved William’s new facial hair, An Wilson, a former columnist for the London Evening Standard, believes the prince is trying to be the “David Beckham of the family” with his new look giving “off all the wrong signals”.

Princess Kate and Prince William led a new video congratulating Team GB (Image: Kensington Royal/X)

The columnist went on to say that royals should only drone a beard while they are “serving in the Navy” adding that King Charles is “certainly the best-tailored man on the planet”.

He told the Daily Mail: “This is not the sort of beard William is sporting. It is more of a design statement, an attempt to look a little hip. Is it a coincidence that, in the video of him congratulating Team GB, the other two men wearing stubbly, carefully shaped little chin-growths are David Beckham and Snoop Dogg?

“Royal personages should always be well-turned out, whether in formal attire or on occasions where casual dress is demanded. But they should not be chic. They should be above fashion.

“And that is what makes me shudder about Prince William’s effort. He’s trying to be the David Beckham of the Royal Family, and it won’t do. Please, sir – shave it off.”

Harry and William clashed over whether he could keep his beard on his wedding day (Image: Getty)

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Many years back, Prince William was forced to shave his facial hair due royal protocol, according to the Duke of Sussex.

Harry wrote in his memoir Spare that the late Queen Elizabeth allowed Harry to keep his beard for his wedding in 2018, however William was not granted the same privledge for his big day in 2011.

The Duke wrote that William didn’t let go of the argument for over a week before asking him to shave it off before the big day, with Harry asking why on earth it mattered.

His brother replied: “Because I wasn’t allowed to keep my beard.”

In in his memoir Harry said: “Ah, there it was. After he’d come back from an assignment with Special Forces, Willy was sporting a full beard, and someone told him to be a good boy, run along and shave it. He hated the idea of me enjoying a perk he’d been denied.”