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Prince William will long be remembered for his early good looks – that touch of Diana in the shy look and smoldering stare.
Today, William is 41 and a father of three. Yet there is no shortage of admirers – as he found on a visit to Cardiff last week.
In fact, the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his wife Catherine, was insulted by well-wishers – cheekily telling them: ‘I draw the line at kissing!’
Later, the room erupted as the prince joked: ‘Who’s pinching me?
Prince William was met with lines of female fans waiting their turn to hug the father-of-three during a visit to the Grange Pavilion in Cardiff.
In fact, thanks in part to his growing action man persona, William is becoming quite the hunk, a view supported both here and in America, where the Prince recently made an appearance to promote his Earthshot prize.
He may have significantly less hair than in his youth, but royal fans still claim to have felt hot under the collar from recent photos.
One wrote: ‘Absolutely gorgeous, as always our Prince William is Hot Hot Hot!’
While another commented: He has such an aura of quiet authority and confidence about him. I think that’s why William always draws people in.’
A third thought that the Prince of Wales should be in the running for the next 007 franchise.
Here we look today at the Prince of Wales – and the Prince of twenty years ago. (And we think he’s doing pretty well…)
Prince William caught the eyes of a new generation of fans when he rolled up his sleeves and sported a casual look when he visited the Billion Oyster Project in New York last month.
Most people spend their teenage years feeling awkward and uncomfortable in their own skin, this was not the case for Prince William who embraced his appearance as the years went on
For the past two decades, William has remained the action man we all know and love
Royal fans swoon after Prince William showed off his polo skills in a charity match in July (right), reflecting his glory days in the early 2000s (left)
Both William’s polo performances and appearances in uniform have wowed a number of royal fans over the years
The Prince of Wales proved he still has the same young adventurous spirit he had more than a decade ago when he got stuck in Wales in April.