The existence of Prince Harry argues against this theory. If it were true, he should look like a hard-boiled egg. Instead, quite the opposite.
Who is he trying to impress, anyway?
Some people posting here make it seem like balding is somehow a bad thing.
He did get uncle edward’s and grandpa phillip’s hair loss gene. Harry seems to have the spencer hair gene.
I was thinking “the dude is royalty, surely he can do whatever the hell he wants”. But then I realized that, no, that’s nonsense. He’s more oppressed by social norms and expectations than any of us here.
It’s a funny thing. William is super rich and super upper class, but in so many ways he’s much less free than the rest of us. If he shaved his head, got tattoos, became a vegan, and dumped his wife for a sailor boy, everyone would freak the holy fuck out. I have so much more in the way in options for how to live my life than he does, in spite of all his money and his status.
Anyway. It’s just something that hadn’t really occurred to me before.
If he shaves his head, I hope he grows a goatee and gets a tribal tattoo.
I would prefer to be among the poorest in the UK than be Royal. They have tons of stuff and no worries about paying the bills but their entire lives are mapped out for them. Charles was forbidden from marrying the woman he wanted to, Edward was forced into the Marines when he wanted to be an actor, coming out would be a serious life-endangering risk for any of them, they get criticised for expressing even mild opinions (seriously - it’s not the nature of the opinions, it’s just having them), etc etc. Shit life. Kate must be insane to want to marry into it.
Because people generally marry partners roughly as attractive as they are, so this case is sort of an exception to the rule. And because it is more fun to talk about hot women than bald men.
Regards,
Shodan
So, slightly OT, but not terribly: how do bald guys keep the yarmulke on?
Shodan: Money and social standing/power in men adds at least 4 points to his looks. Next in line for the throne probably adds 6.
Agreed. I can’t think of many worse nightmares of a life than Diana’s, with never a second’s privacy. I think that’s why Will and Kate dated for years and years–they had to make sure that she was really OK with the horrible life she was signing up for.
Luxury royal estates, the finest hotels in the world, private island resorts. Hell, Balmoral. Those poor, poor royals, I do pity them so.
Hair plugs or a toupee at this point would look bad, now. It would make him seem self-conscious, bowing to fashion and what other people think.
He’s still a goodlooking guy. Hair isn’t everything
I would let it go.
I think he should keep it. I’m inclined to say that the only persons whose opinions count on this are the Duke and Duchess themselves, but–
–it’s a really terrible idea for the second in line to the throne to shave his head completely. At some point it looks not like “Bruce Willis,” but “far-right skinhead.”
Double sticky tape would probably work.