Prince Harry's old hairdresser says he should get a hair transplant as he looks like a '1950s geography teacher'

Prince Harry’s old hairdresser Sam McKnight – who was also a close friend of Princess Diana – has said he should get a hair transplant. 

Harry, 40, and his wife Meghan Markle, 43, have made headlines this week for their appearance at the Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler in Canada, putting on a series of loved-up displays. 

The couple have cheered on the athletes from the audience – in the first Games to incorporate winter sports – with Meghan due to fly home shortly to see their children Archie and Lilibet. 

However the Sussexes have gone viral for a rather surprising reason – as fans noticed Harry’s hair was looking rather sparse at the back. 

One tweet that went viral with nearly 30 million viewers simply posted a zoomed-in picture of the Prince’s head as he kissed Meghan, writing: ‘HELLOOOO?’ and appearing to pinpoint his thinning locks.  

A-list hairdresser Sam, who has also worked with the likes of Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, and used to cut the prince’s hair when he was a boy, has now shared some tips for Harry to his Instagram account, saying he needs to ‘sort himself out’. 

Sam recommended that Harry should either get a ‘good short clip’ at the barbers like his brother Prince William, or go for a hair transplant. 

He wrote: ‘It’s time Harry! Many moons ago, when you and your brother were young boys, you both had the most magnificent, thick healthy crowning glories, just like mum. 

Prince Harry’s old hairdresser Sam McKnight – who was also a close friend of Princess Diana – has said he should get a hair transplant

‘Many an afternoon was spent with me thinning and shaping the topiary! However, just like myself, the lush hedging is no more, a mere wisp or two of its former self.’

Sam said that following his advice would take ‘years off’ Harry’s ‘handsome face’. 

And since the prince now lives in Montecito, California, Sam said he’s now in each reach of ‘the best’ hair transplants in the business. 

He said: ‘All is not lost, however, a good short clip at the barbers (like your big brother has done recently) would look sharp and clean, and take years off that handsome face. 

‘If I were your age I’d go for a transplant, so much more natural these days, unlike the plug plants of yore. 

‘And no need for a quick EasyJet trip to Turkey, you’re in California where they have the best! So Harry, from one baldy to another, it’s time. As they say in Disneyland, “Let It Go. Sent from your old hairdresser, Sam, with love, a wink and a smile.’

Luckily, Harry and Meghan have been wrapping up for the Whistler winter by wearing beanie hats, meaning his hair has been spared criticism in recent days. 

Commenting further in a piece in the Telegraph, Sam said that Harry’s hair resembles that of a ‘newborn chick’ and looks like a ‘1950s geography teacher’. 

The Sussexes have gone viral for a rather surprising reason – as fans noticed Harry’s hair was looking rather sparse at the back

Back in 2012 (pictured) Harry had a thick crop of ginger hair, which appears to run in the Spencer line

Sam McKnight used to cut Harry’s hair when he was a little boy – but admitted the prince wasn’t too bothered about it back then

Sam recommended that Harry should either get a ‘good short clip’ like Prince William, or go for a hair transplant

He added that he was surprised Meghan hadn’t suggested a hair transplant for her husband, and is sure that it would ‘rejuvenate’ him. 

Sam said: When I would cut his hair as a child, he just wanted to get it done and he couldn’t be bothered – probably like he is now. He was a little naughty one, very cute. And William liked his hair gel, but Harry, who was much younger, wasn’t interested.’

He continued: ‘Ultimately, for Harry, it’s whatever makes him happy, but I suspect he would really like it if he did something about it. And I bet his wife would really like it too. 

‘He’s funny and he’s naughty, still, the same naughty little boy, and he’s still got that. He should stop hanging onto the wisps of hair; it would be a big release for him, mentally.’

Prince Harry inherited his famous red hair from the Spencer side of his family, and it looks as though his children have the ginger gene, too.

However, he recently revealed that his three-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, has also been ‘blessed’ with her mother’s long, thick hair.

‘It won’t be long until Lili can sit on hers,’ he added at October’s WellChild awards in London, as reported in Hello! magazine. He noted that the Duchess of Sussex has also passed on her thick hair to their five-year-old son, Prince Archie.

The Duke of Sussex, meanwhile, has been through quite the journey with his own hair.

Sam recommended that Harry should get a shorter haircut like his brother Prince William (pictured in June) as it would take ‘years off’ his appearance

Luckily, Harry and Meghan have been wrapping up for the Whistler winter by wearing beanie hats, meaning his hair has been spared criticism in recent days

Royal fans begged the Duke of Sussex to ‘get a haircut’ after many were left stunned by his ‘scruffy’ mop and ‘fuzzy’ beard during his appearance at the UN in New York in 2022

Prince Harry’s unkempt hair and crumpled outfit had caught the attraction of many followers at the UN 

On his first day of nursery in 1987, he was pictured waving to cameras while clutching his school bag, with his strawberry blonde hair combed out of his eyes – but his look changed drastically after he moved to Eton in 1998, when his friends shaved it off. 

Back in 2010, Nicky Philipps unveiled a new portrait of Princes Harry and William chatting before a Trooping the Colour ceremony.

However, Harry admitted afterwards that he was not impressed with how the artist, who was paid £11,000 by the National Portrait Gallery for the commission, captured his hair.

He said: ‘I’m a little bit more ginger in there than I am in real life.’

Referring to Prince William, Harry added: ‘He got given more hair so, apart from that, it could have been worse.’

Prince Harry told The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last year that the red hair gene is strong in his family.

He said: ‘The Spencer gene is very, very strong. I actually really, genuinely thought at the beginning of my relationship [with Meghan] that should this go the distance and we have kids that there’s no way the ginger gene will stand up to my wife’s genes, but I was wrong!’

The young Prince on his first day at nursery in Kensington in 1987. His hair is neatly combed to the side

Harry, aged ten, wearing his hair with a side parting in 1995

Princess Diana’s sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, have ginger hair, as does her brother Earl Spencer.

Harry also came under fire for his rather ‘scruffy’ appearance in the past, as fans begged him to get a haircut during a visit to New York. 

Posting on Twitter, one fan commented at the time: ‘I wish Harry would have a decent haircut, he always looks scruffy.’

‘I find Meghan’s dress sense very up and down, but she looked very elegant today and this was a good look for her.’

Meanwhile another wrote: ‘Harry’s looking thrilled again. Why does he always look crumpled and scruffy?’

A third added: ‘I think Harry’s largest offense is that haircut. Who’s he trying to fool?

‘Shave your head, dude, regardless of whatever you have to say, no one is going to take you seriously looking like a homeless clown.’

It comes after Prince Harry joked that he was going to get Meghan to sing to 1,000 people at the Invictus Games welcome celebration in Whistler – after their close friend Michael Buble serenaded the crowd.

The Duke of Sussex thanked the crowd for showing their support before dragging his wife on stage to help open the three days of events at the luxury ski resort, having enjoyed some beers together first.

Harry, with his hair in a tousled style, attending a MapAction charity reception in London in 2007

Princess Diana with her two sons sat at a piano in Kensington Palace in 1985

As the crowd cheered, Meghan Markle, stylish in a white full length coat, black top and beanie hat, stood next to her husband who cheekily said: ‘Now she’s going to sing!’

Caught off guard, the Duchess shook her head laughing as the lively crowd whooped and clapped in a bid to persuade her to perform.

Moments earlier, Canadian pop star Buble had performed an impromptu version of his hit ‘Feeling Good’ after he was brought on to the stage to introduce Harry.

The Prince acknowledged the crowd, made up of those taking part in the games and holidaymakers, who were braving the freezing weather.

Prior to opening the games in the popular ski resort, he could be seen stamping his feet to keep warm as he and Meghan waited in a restaurant.

In his speech he gave a shout out to the Mayor of Whistler who he acknowledged was a ‘ginger’. Addressing the crowd Harry asked ‘Are there any other gingers in the house?’

Prince Harry joked that he was going to get Meghan to sing to a 1,000 people in ski resort of Whistler – after their close friend Michael Buble had serenaded the crowd at the Whistler Welcome Celebration during Invictus Games. Pictured: Meghan and Harry enjoy some drinks at the welcome party

Prince Harry gives the thumbs up as he and Meghan Markle attended the Whistler welcome party

 Prince Harry and Michael Buble hold hands onstage at the Whistler Welcome Celebration

Meghan had joined Harry on stage as he opened the three days of events of the Invictus Games in the ski resort

As the crowd cheered Meghan, stylish in a white full length coat and black top and beanie hat, stood next to her husband who cheekily said’ Now she’s going to sing!’

After being asked to sing by Harry, the Duchess shook her head laughing as the crowd whooped and clapped

 The opening ceremony concluded with a low fly past by two Canadian Airforce F/18 fighter jets.

Harry and Meghan are spending three days in Whistler watching competitors taking part in adaptive winter sports, including the skeleton and alpine skiing.

The Sussexes braved sub-zero temperatures to meet the UK team taking part in the Skeleton event.

Wrapped up against temperatures of -11C, they chatted with the competitors and their families by the side of the track.

Meghan wore a £1,000 white Mackage coat, Hattack Beanie and Sorrel boots during her walkabout in Whistler. 

She knelt down to chat with brothers Benjamin and Sebastian Evans having recognised the pair from the 2023 Games held in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The Duchess also gave their mother Rachel a warm hug and happily posed for photos with the boys and their father Mike who was a member of the UK skeleton team.

Skeleton is one of the winter sports staged in the Invictus Games. A competitor sliding sport rides a small sled, known as a skeleton, down a frozen track while lying face down.

Speeds of up to 60mph can be reached.

Prince Harry thanked the crowd for coming out to support the Invictus Games in the freezing cold

 Prior to opening the Invictus Games in a popular ski resort Harry could be seen stamping his feet to keep warm as he and Meghan waited in a restaurant. Pictured: Harry enjoys a beer

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, beams as Prince Harry points towards something in the distance

Meghan looks longingly into Prince Harry’s eyes as the pair go for a walkabout in Whistler

Meghan wore a £1,000 white Mackage coat, Hattack Beanie and Sorrel boots during her walkabout in Whistler

Prince Harry and Meghan braved sub zero temperatures to meet the UK team taking part in the Skeleton event

Meghan hugs a member of Team UK at the Skeleton Finals during day two of the 2025 Invictus Games

Wrapped up against temperatures of -11 they chatted with the competitors and their families by the side of the track

Canadian pop star Buble performed an impromptu version of his hit ‘Feeling Good’ after he was brought on to the stage to introduce Harry

Harry and Meghan stood and watched the event but after posing for photos with spectators left for the warmth of their SUV cars.

It comes as the Sussexes continue their tour of Canda, having earlier thanked the people of the Squamish Valley.

In a post shared to her Instagram stories, Meghan uploaded several pictures and videos that showed people dancing in traditional Indigenous dress.

In one snap, the couple could be seen clapping in awe as a group holding instruments performed in front of them.

The mother-of-two then added overlaid text that read: ‘Thank you for welcoming us onto your sacred land.’

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Whistler welcome celebration

Before going on stage in Whistler, Meghan and Harry could be seen having some drinks 

The pair joked about Meghan singing after Michael Buble had performed on stage 

Pictured: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attends the Skeleton Finals during day two of the 2025 Invictus Games

Harry and Meghan stood and watched the event but after posing for photos with spectators left for the warmth of their SUV cars

In another video shared to her stories, Meghan tagged The Chief Joe Mathias Centre in North Vancouver, BC, which is stated online as a centre which ‘serves as a community hub for cultural and educational events.’

It provides a space for gatherings, workshops, and programs that aim to celebrate and preserve Indigenous traditions and knowledge.

The pair had previously been in Vancouver for the seventh edition of the Invictus Games, which Harry founded in 2014 for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women.

But, on Sunday, the couple were slammed for riding in a golf buggy past disabled veterans at Invictus Games.   

The short video of the couple in a golf cart, which was shared to Meghan’s Instagram, caused a stir online with people calling the royal pair ‘desperate’ for driving past veterans, some who were wheelchair bound. 

In the clip, which has been shared widely online, the ‘able bodied’ couple can been seen driving past cheering veterans, who chanted ‘Harry’ as they drove past.

One person wrote: ‘So Meghan and Harry, two able-bodied people, are driven on a golf cart past disabled veterans.

‘Some of the veterans are wheelchair bound. They should have walked through the group, meeting, greeting and shaking hands. All with a camera following them. Unbelievable.’

Another said: ‘They drive along being taped by the cart behind them… with people being encouraged to yell out for them. When does this madness stop?’

Someone else wrote: ‘Who so being honored here? The veterans OR Harry and Meghan being honored by the veterans!’

This year’s games, which celebrate service men and women who put their lives on the line for their nations, will include winter sports for the first time ever.

Meghan’s attendance is understood to underscore her support for her husband and the mission of Invictus, a cause that is deeply personal to them both.

In one snap, the couple could be seen clapping in awe as a group holding instruments performed in front of them

Her sole focus during these games will be to support her husband, the competitors and sharing their stories.

The Duke and Duchess spent three nights in the city of Vancouver before relocating to the ski resort of Whistler for the adaptive winter sports part of the games for wounded and disabled military veterans. 

She has packed on the PDA as they tour Canada, watching the games from the stands in Vancouver with her husband, snuggling into him before leaning in for a passionate kiss. 

The couple famously appeared in public together for the first time at the Toronto Invictus Games in 2017, pictured hand-in-hand at a wheelchair tennis event.

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