Meghan Allegedly Urging Harry to Try 'Modern Fixes' For His Bald Spot and Avoid Same Fate as William
Meghan Markle reportedly jokes that if Harry doesn't address his baldness, "she'll feel like she's sleeping next to William."
Prince William and Prince Harry have struggled with male pattern baldness since their early 20s and 30s, respectively. While their father, King Charles, still sports a decent chunk of hair, the brothers, unfortunately, didn't inherit the same luck. Now, it appears Meghan Markle is eager to tackle the issue head-on and help her 'self-conscious' husband regain his confidence. According to a source, the Duchess of Sussex is urging the Duke to explore modern methods and fix his balding before he ends up completely without hair, much like his brother.
Speaking to OK! magazine, the insider revealed that while Harry often jokes about his balding at public events, the issue privately irks him. Commenting on Markle's take on the situation, they said, "She really struggles seeing Harry so self-conscious and wants him to feel confident again. She's encouraging him to look at all the modern fixes because she genuinely believes he'll be grateful later." They added that Markle does not want Harry to completely end up bald like William, whom she allegedly 'cannot stand.' "Meghan jokes that if Harry loses too much hair, she'll feel like she's sleeping next to William."
Industry experts also alleged that Markle's worry about Harry's baldness is reportedly tied to her obsession with branding and beauty standards. Chiming in, a Hollywood publicist said, "Meghan is desperately trying to create a whole lifestyle brand, and in that world, looks are a kind of currency." However, a source close to the Sussexes argued that Harry may be warming to that idea, no matter what his wife thinks. They stressed, "He's [Harry] ruled out transplants, and there's no chance he'd ever wear a toupee, but he could be persuaded to try a buzz cut. It's clean, confident, and still true to who he is."
Both Harry and William have joked about their male pattern baldness during public appearances, maintaining a good sense of humor about it. In his memoir, Spare, the Duke of Sussex cheekily addressed their balding during the late Prince Philip's funeral. He penned, "I looked at Willy, really looked at him, maybe for the first time since we were boys. I took it all in: his familiar scowl, which had always been his default in dealings with me, his alarming baldness, more advanced than my own; his famous resemblance to Mummy, which was fading with time."
In yet another light-hearted moment, the Duke also joked at the True Patriot Love's National Tribute Dinner on November 6, "Before I begin, I think it's important we address the blue-hatted elephant in the room once more. No excuses, but there were two reasons for wearing it [the cap]. First, our host that night was the owner of the Dodgers, and I believed it was the polite thing to do." He quipped that the second reason he wore the Dodgers cap was to cover the 900,000-watt floodlights shining down his ever-increasing bald spot.
