# Prince Williams hair. Should he shave it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 10, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882 "2014-12-10T20:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/41 "2014-12-11T15:07:33Z")
I think he should just cut it a little shorter. I’m balding about like the prince. I alternate my look. Sometimes I wear my hair and beard, both buzzed to about a #1-1/2 or #2 guard. Sometimes I shave my head and wear a full goatee. In the first case, I like to think I look like Jason Statham (I don’t). In the second, I don’t think I really look much like Walter White (but apparently I do\*). I suppose at some level I do pick my hair styles to try to look cool. \*It’s amazing how many college-aged people here in Columbia MO stop me to tell me I look like Walter White when I shave my head. I’m middle aged and have crow’s feet, and I happen to wear glasses that look a lot like Walter’s. When the attractive 20-something woman at the sandwich place told me I looked “bad-ass” the other day, it did kind of make my day though. Especially since I am about as far from “bad ass” as you can get. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/42 "2014-12-11T15:14:58Z")
I don’t know about shaving, but I’d do something different with it. In the still pictures it doesn’t look as bad but on video it makes him look a lot older than 32 the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/43 "2014-12-11T17:05:43Z")
He looks fine. Who cares. Personally I’m pretty over the ‘shave the head the second it goes a little thin on top’ thing. Looks fine on some guys and doofy on others. I know some guys who I’d much rather see their thinning hair than the entire chrome dome when I KNOW they still have half a head of hair there. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/44 "2014-12-11T17:35:41Z")
Shaved-before-bald looks good on my friend who is a tough little weight lifter and professional house painter. He personally would look silly with a half head of hair. But on the prince, it looks fine. Looks fine on most guys who wear a suit to work. I’m sure it looks fine on plenty of little house painters, too. Shaved isn’t for everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/45 "2014-12-11T18:26:04Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > My parents were World War 2 generation. I spent my teenage years constantly being nagged to get a haircut. > > As a result, I think everyone should let their hair grow as long as possible. So what if he’s bald on top? Let the rest grow down to his shoulders! It worked for Gallagher! No, actually, it didn’t work for Gallagher at all. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/46 "2014-12-11T18:28:59Z")
Query: Several posters have pointed out that his wife is hot as hell. Why is this relevant? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/47 "2014-12-11T18:29:01Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > If only he could find a job with some sort of ceremonial headwear that covered the crown of his head. Then he wouldn’t have to worry about it. Like, a yarmulke? 😃 I think he should buzz it. Not shaved bald, but maybe half an inch long. I like that look on balding guys much better than the horseshoe. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/48 "2014-12-11T18:48:24Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > Here’s another [photo from yesterday](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/10/william-and-kate-conclude-new-york-visit) highlighting (heh) PW’s hair. > > Personally, I think it’s fine. Baldness happens. I also like shaved heads on men but I’m thinking it would not be a seemly thing for a member of the Royal Family. Two days after he shaved it it would become perfectly seemly :). Personally I think he should close crop it then have a go at growing the [traditional royal beard of Europe](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/944x531/p01qts7p.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/49 "2014-12-11T18:50:18Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > I don’t think that shaving your head is very upper-class British male. Isn’t he still technically in the army? I’m sure there’s some short-hair regulation he could enforce on himself as an excuse for shaving it. And where’s the option for “damn you, I’ve got Let It Go stuck in my head again after reading your options”? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/50 "2014-12-11T19:43:57Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > I am very much not a fan of the “shave it” look. It’s _supposed_ to make the shavee look like a badass, in actual fact it just looks pathetic. Yep, and if he did shave it, he would have to grow the goatee, and wear a pair of Oakley sunglasses. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/51 "2014-12-11T20:35:31Z")
It’s interesting how the overwhelming majority of the narrative responses to this thread have been for him to keep it but the poll shows a nearly even split. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/52 "2014-12-11T20:41:28Z")
51 posts and not one “Do you have Prince William in a can?” joke. There’s got to be one in there somewhere. FWIW, I live in an entire town of shavers - my neighborhood seems to be entirely 40ish+ professionals with extreme balding who just polish the dome. Being rather exorbitantly shaggy myself is good for a chuckle now and then. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/53 "2014-12-11T20:47:43Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Query: Several posters have pointed out that his wife is hot as hell. Why is this relevant? Answer: One does not equal several. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/54 "2014-12-11T21:00:57Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > It’s interesting how the overwhelming majority of the narrative responses to this thread have been for him to keep it but the poll shows a nearly even split. I didn’t vote because he shouldn’t shave it or grow it. Keep it as it is, or cropped a bit neater, wasn’t an option. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/55 "2014-12-11T21:35:43Z")
Why not get hair plugs and restore his hair? He’s got the money. Or do one of those permanent wig things like hair club for men pitches. The kind that he can swim in, go running etc. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/56 "2014-12-11T21:46:46Z")
I think he looks just fine. Yeah, he’s losing his hair. That’s what happens to some of them. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/57 "2014-12-11T21:50:06Z")
How about a periwig? It worked for [that other William](http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/images/paintings/tcat/large/ss_tcat_h_4736_large.jpg)… ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/58 "2014-12-11T21:54:01Z")
Has there been a bald king before? Edward VII? Henry VIII? ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/59 "2014-12-11T22:06:13Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Has there been a bald king before? Edward VII? Henry VIII? Well, there was [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bald), but I assume you mean an English King. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882/60 "2014-12-11T22:09:17Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Well, there was [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bald), but I assume you mean an English King. That might be my new favorite disambiguation note on Wikipedia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-williams-hair-should-he-shave-it/706882.md?page=4)