Prince William has been sporting a beard for the past few months, and it turns out he's following in his father King Charles' footsteps with the rugged new look

“William is very stubborn and private," the insider recently told Us Weekly. "He keeps his movements and calendar away from Charles’ team to such an extent that he won’t listen to anyone or take guidance from [his father] or his team. He keeps things very locked down and separate.”

The royal family was hit with a series of health woes this past year, but King Charles managed to attend an impressive number of public engagements despite battling cancer. According to royal diaries,