The photographic retouching of Prince Henry's hair, a new reason for ridicule in the British press

After Prince Henry's legal battle against a large part of the British tabloids, they take advantage of any opportunity to ridicule the runaway son of Charles III.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
21 August 2023 Monday 16:56
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The photographic retouching of Prince Henry's hair, a new reason for ridicule in the British press

After Prince Henry's legal battle against a large part of the British tabloids, they take advantage of any opportunity to ridicule the runaway son of Charles III. On the website of the American mental health technology company BetterUp, the Duke of Sussex is presented as an "impact director" with a clearly retouched photograph in the protagonist's hair zone, and this has not gone unnoticed by the Daily Mail.

As photos of Enrique playing polo with his friend Nacho Figueras in Singapore last week show, Meghan Markle's husband's hair continues to look fine and light in line with past generations of the Windsors. This isn't the first time the issue has generated comment, as Photoshopped hair retouching was also evident in Time magazine's cover story in 2021.

This superficial matter has also been the subject of ridicule among brothers. In one of the numerous attacks on Prince William in Spare's memoir, Prince Harry described his brother's hair loss as "alarming" and "more advanced than mine."

At the moment both are reluctant to shave completely, although there was a threat from Guillermo when he appeared in public with his head shaved for the first time in 2018. Despite this, Guillermo was named the sexiest bald man on the planet according to a study carried out by Google in 2021.

Returning to Prince Harry, some Internet users on social networks have made him ugly for using an altered image with retouching for a firm that aims to help create a positive impact on people's lives through mental health.