Prince of Wales Admits He's 'Lost His Chance' to Inherit the Family Gene
Prince William playfully acknowledged a trait he wished he shared with his younger brother, the Duke of Sussex, during a royal visit to Sporting Khalsa FC in the West Midlands on Tuesday.
While greeting the crowd, the 42-year-old royal spotted a woman with striking red hair and couldn’t resist making a humorous remark. "Your hair! It's fantastic!" he told the fan, Pam Dawes, before joking about his own situation. "I wish I had hair like that! You look amazing. I've lost the chance."
His comment subtly nodded to the Duke of Sussex, who inherited the red-haired gene that runs in their family and passed it on to his children.
William was attending the event in his role as patron of the Football Association, supporting a referee training course aimed at increasing diversity in officiating. He even took on a refereeing role himself, overseeing a children's match and discussing the rise of women in football.
The lighthearted exchange comes after Harry jokingly mentioned his brother’s baldness in his 2023 memoir Spare, calling it "alarming" and "more advanced than mine." However, William has taken his changing look in stride, even sporting a beard in recent years.
As for Dawes, she was delighted by the encounter, saying, “He loved my hair. He was lovely, bless him. He’s made my day.”
