The Prince of Wales has been showing off his beard during a visit to an exhibition on homelessness.

The stubble, which Prince William first revealed publicly in a video last month, was still in place as he thanked artists for their contribution to the exhibition.

Homelessness: Reframed at the Saatchi Gallery in west London is billed as “a groundbreaking exhibition” which “brings to life the breadth and complexities of homelessness” and includes “sculptures, photographs, and everyday objects given a new life by artists who may have slept rough”.

William’s Homewards project, which aims to develop a blueprint for eradicating homelessness in all its forms, is the driving force behind the exhibition which opened last month.

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August was also when the royal facial hair was first seen in an online video in which he and his wife, the Princess of Wales, praised the achievements of Team GB’s athletes at the Paris Olympics.

The beard of the future King, who turned 42 in June, had flecks of grey and looked neatly trimmed to the same length as in its public debut.

The Duke of Sussex has previously claimed his brother William was jealous of his beard and ordered him to shave it off before he married the Duchess of Sussex in 2018.

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Harry wrote in his autobiography Spare how William became “livid” and “raised his voice” when the duke said he had already asked permission from their grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, to keep his beard for his wedding.

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The duke said the argument went on for more than a week on the phone and in person.

“He wouldn’t let it go. At one point he actually ordered me, as the heir speaking to the spare, to shave,” he wrote.

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He alleged William “hated” the idea that he was allowed to keep his beard – a perk apparently denied to William.

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