Prince Harry has been ordered by the Queen to (“sooner rather than later”) shave the bushy polar beard he grew while on his charity trek in Antarctica, the Express reports:

He returned to Britain just in time for the festive celebrations at Sandringham but although his brother William and sister-in-law Kate said they loved his “Windsor whiskers” his grandmother was apparently not amused.

Harry has said beards are a royal tradition and told a well-wisher watching his family walk to church on Christmas morning that he intended to keep his. “The rest of the family liked it and were taking the mickey, especially his cousin Zara who dubbed him ‘Prince Hairy’,” said a royal insider.

“But the Queen soon let her displeasure be known. She doesn’t mind royal men growing beards when they are away in the Armed Forces or out in the wilds like Harry was in the Antarctic, but she expects them to be clean-shaven when they get home.


www.towleroad.com/2014/01/queen-orders-prince-harry-to-shave-his-beard-video.html

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Now this IS important news - thank you so much for sharing it with us.

By George, Harry!   Your great-grandfather and so forth may have had a BEARD, and a very fine one, too - but it's hardly part of the modern clean-cut Royal image now, is it?

Chin up, old chap, and let's have it off - the -err- beard I mean...

Sounds like the Royal family is getting a bit more media savvy - Harry the leather clad rebel who doesn't do what he is told.

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freediver wrote on Jan 9^th, 2014 at 8:04pm:

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I used to have a beard when I was younger.. a lot like Harry in fact..  :)

I think this story is completely made up.

How would any journo know what the Queen said?

They probably arranged for it to be leaked.

freediver wrote on Jan 9^th, 2014 at 8:49pm:

They probably arranged for it to be leaked.

No - I think tabloid journalists just make stories up to sell news papers.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 10^th, 2014 at 12:21am:

freediver wrote on Jan 9th, 2014 at 8:49pm: They probably arranged for it to be leaked. No - I think tabloid journalists just make stories up to sell news papers.

Ya think? And our media is run by the same person . . . .

SOB

I have had a beard for years.

Liz keeps ringing me, telling me it must go to set an example for her grandson.

I no longer accept her calls. The poor old dear always reverses the charges.

There was a time that because of my job, I had to be clean shaven. People started to think that I was incapable of growing a beard. Then I went on holidays for 2 weeks and didn't shave. I was unrecognizable upon return.

Peter Freedman wrote on Jan 12^th, 2014 at 5:36pm:

I have had a beard for years. Liz keeps ringing me, telling me it must go to set an example for her grandson. I no longer accept her calls. The poor old dear always reverses the charges.

Guffawing uncontrollably wondering how somebody can be so funny.........don't give up your day job.........when you had one!

If only I can find a cheap and near permanent way of getting rid of my in between the shoulder blades beard.