The future King was also quizzed on his love of sports
The Prince of Wales paid a visit to troops from the Mercian Regiment at Picton Barracks in Bulford, Wiltshire, where it was revealed he was contemplating a major style change.
Dressed in camouflage gear and sporting the regimental beret in his capacity as Colonel-in-Chief, William encountered numerous officers proudly displaying moustaches.
The trendy look prompted the future king to quip about potentially trimming his beard down to just a moustache.
Lieutenant Jack Austin, 23, from south Manchester, revealed he had raised the topic of facial hair during their conversation.
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Prince William joked he would shave off his beard meeting army troops today
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“I brought it up when I was chatting to the prince and he said ‘maybe I should get rid of the beard and just have the moustache’,” the officer recalled.
The moustache trend among officers began during their deployment to Estonia, with Lt Austin explaining that several of them grew the facial hair while stationed in the Baltic nation and “it snowballed from there”.
Lieutenant Harris Debonnaire, 26, claimed credit for starting the look, having initially grown his bushy moustache for the Movember charity campaign. “It just grew on me,” he joked.
