Prince William keeps beard for Kate date

LONDON: Prince William was out with girlfriend Kate Middleton but still has not had a shave.

The bearded Prince took Kate on Friday night to popular royal haunt London's Whisky Mist where they partied until early morning, reports thesun.co.uk.

But while Kate was looking glamourous in a shimmering blue dress, Wills still had his shabby facial hair.

And the beard may remain for a while longer as it was revealed that the Prince's pals are placing bets on whether he will have it at Christmas - after daring him to keep it for the Royals’ official gathering.

Wills, 26, is thought to have grown it as a disguise during a four-week Special Boat Service stint in the Caribbean last month.

But to the surprise of his friends and Kate, he refused to shave off the beard when he got home.