Turns out, Harry had to ask the Queen's permission to keep a beard for his wedding day—and then he and Prince William had an argument, which ended in Wills ordering Harry to shave off his beard.
"A beard was thought by some to be a clear violation of protocol and long-standing norms, especially since I was getting married in my Army uniform," he wrote. "Beards were forbidden in the British Army.
He said the beard was a "shield" to his anxiety, he feared his bride might not recognise him without it, and that his brother felt it was unfair that he had been previously made to shave off a beard.
It has been a staple feature for the Prince ever since he met his wife Meghan Markle in 2016. When Harry and Meghan married in 2018, Harry became the first Royal Family member to marry while sporting a beard in 125 years – the last was George V, the son of Queen Victoria.
Speaking to ITV about his memoir, he said the stubble felt "like a shield to my anxiety" and "the new Harry". Some online criticism suggests beards shouldn't make or break a brotherhood but it's something others relate to.
In a statement, Kensington Palace said: “Her Majesty The Queen gave her permission for Prince Harry to get married in his uniform.” It is understood that the permission covered the fact that Harry has a beard.
Prince William's baldness is due to a common genetic condition called male pattern baldness or 'androgenetic alopecia'. This condition affects many men and is caused by a combination of genetics and hormones.
Queen Elizabeth II's response that baffled Harry when he asked for permission to marry Meghan. He didn't remember that protocol required him to ask his grandmother's permission. In his memoir, 'Spare', Prince Harry revealed that he had forgotten the protocol by which he had to ask his grandmother's permission to marry.
Meghan reportedly wanted to wear an emerald tiara, but the Queen had selected a diamond tiara that had been worn by her grandmother, Queen Mary, in 1932.
He took over hosting the ITV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2018. In the column, Clarkson wrote that he was "dreaming of the day when [Meghan] is made to parade naked through the streets of every town in Britain while crowds chant, 'Shame! ' and throw lumps of excrement at her".
Prince Harry, who served for ten years in the Army and did two tours in Afghanistan, has not been permitted to wear military uniform because he is not a working member of the Royal family. Instead, he will wear a morning suit.
The Duke of Sussex served in the Army for a decade and did two tours of Afghanistan but will not be allowed to adorn the military uniform because he is no longer a working Royal. The same rules applied when Charles' youngest son and Prince Andrew wore morning suits for the Elizabeth II's funeral last September.
As for why he didn't wear his military uniform? While an exact reason has not been given, it may be because he's no longer a working member of the royal family (E! News has reached out to his rep for comment).
How did the infamous bridesmaid dress drama start? “Charlotte's dress is too big, too long, too baggy,” Kate's text said, according to Harry. “She cried when she tried it on at home.” Prince Harry wrote in his book Spare that he found Meghan Markle on the floor sobbing because of all these bridesmaid dresses.
There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only) whilst women do a small curtsy. Other people prefer simply to shake hands in the usual way.
If you're wondering why the royals have such strict rules when it comes to physical appearance, the answers are fairly straightforward: It's to send a particular message or to avoid embarrassing fashion faux pas and the resulting media attention.
The center brooch is detachable and has sometimes been swapped out in favor of a sapphire stone. According to several reports of the time, the reason why Meghan didn't borrow Princess Diana's tiara for her wedding day was the amount of attention it would have received.
Royal historian Robert Lacey clarified in his book, Battle of Brothers: William and Harry – The Inside Story of a Family in Tumult, that the reason Queen Elizabeth had rejected Meghan's first choice was a reasonable one: because the emerald tiara was said to have been possibly Russian, meaning that it could have been ...
Since then, it has been worn by Victoria Lockwood, the first wife of Earl Spencer, as well as Diana's niece, Lady Celia McCorquodale. Following Diana's death in 1997, it was passed on to Earl Spencer.
For Prince Harry to inherit the throne, he would have to move to first position in the line of succession. This line is the formal order in which members of the royal family will inherit the throne and is determined by blood proximity to the monarch.
The couple stayed in the U.K. in order to attend the funeral on Monday as well as a number of events leading up to the service. Archie, 3, and Lilibet, 1, were also likely deemed too young to join the rest of the family for Monday's funeral.
Royal Inheritance
Representatives told Forbes in 2021 that Harry was not a beneficiary of any of the $100 million left to the royal family by his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
The contact was traumatic enough to break off most of one of the prince's top front teeth. He was rushed to an emergency dentist for treatment; the incident occurred just weeks before the birth of Prince George, William's son with Kate Middleton.
The source said that William was 'tearing up the dance floor' after the ceremony and was accidentally hit in the face by Inskip, breaking off most of his front tooth. The royal was rushed to an emergency dentist to repair the damage before returning to London.
Prince William has shaved his head, suggesting he has finally embraced baldness. Photos of his freshly shaven head emerged on social media on Thursday.