San Jose, Calif. — Following public remarks about Prince William’s hair, Prince Harry now faces candid advice about his own thinning hair. Sam McKnight, a renowned London barber for Princess Diana and countless celebrities, told The Daily Telegraph that the 40-year-old Duke of Sussex should either get a hair transplant or shave his head.
McKnight, who once cut Harry’s “thick, lush” red hair as a child, described the prince’s current hairstyle as resembling “a newborn chick” and likened it to “a geography teacher from the 1950s.”
“I don’t think baldness will make you lose your looks,” McKnight wrote. “You have to accept the reality. Or you have to accept nothing and get a hair transplant.”
He added that Harry’s strategy of leaving “fluff” at the front simply makes the problem more obvious.
Criticism of the “Spare” Memoir Cover
McKnight also criticized the retouched cover photo of Harry’s memoir Spare (published in 2023), saying it appears to hide the extent of his hair loss. He suggested the image underscores the prince’s embarrassment over losing his trademark red hair.
“That photo looks really retouched,” McKnight said. “He seems ashamed of the few wisps of hair he has left.”
A Simple Solution, According to McKnight
McKnight believes Harry’s appearance otherwise projects health and vitality. Aside from his hair, he described the duke as “tall, thin, healthy and in his prime.” But McKnight said the hair issue has “bothered me for years,” and he still cannot understand why Harry hasn’t chosen a clear path—either embracing his baldness with a close shave or restoring his hair with modern transplant techniques.
Whether the Duke of Sussex will follow this advice remains to be seen, but McKnight’s remarks add to ongoing public fascination with royal hairstyles and personal reinvention.
