‘Heir’ Prince William ‘ordered’ ‘spare’ Prince Harry to shave his beard: memoir

Talk about a hairy situation.

In his juicy new memoir, “Spare,” Prince Harry claimed his brother, Prince William, “was livid” during a discussion regarding the Duke of Sussex’s beard in the days leading up to his wedding to Meghan Markle.

Harry, 38, claimed he got the “green light” from Queen Elizabeth II to keep his beard for the big day, but that William, 40, “bristled” at the notion and said his younger brother had put their grandmother in an “uncomfortable position.”

“She had no choice buy to say yes,” the Prince of Wales said, according to Harry — to which the Duke of Sussex pointed out that Her Majesty “can speak for herself.”

Wrote Harry, “At one point he actually ordered me, as the ‘heir’ speaking to the ‘spare,’ to shave.”

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex wave from the Ascot Landau Carriage during their carriage procession on the Long Walk as they head back towards Windsor Castle in Windsor, on May 19, 2018 after their wedding ceremony.
Prince Harry rocked a full red beard on his wedding day — much to the chagrin of his brother, Prince William.
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The prince eventually confessed, per Harry, that he was “bitter” that he “wasn’t allowed” to keep his own “full beard” after his time in the military.

“He hated the idea of me enjoying a perk he’d been denied,” Harry wrote.

Prince William, pictured in 2008, has occasionally shown off some scruff himself.

Prince William and Kate Middleton at their wedding
But he sported a smooth face at his wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011.


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Prince Harry in military uniform
Harry’s made his beard his signature.


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The duke eventually put his foot down, telling William “his bearded brother was getting married” and that he could “either get on board or not.”

And sure enough, in May 2018, he said “I do” to Markle, 41, with his ginger scruff on full display.

Prince Harry at Trooping the Colour in 2015
Prince Harry went for a clean-shaven look for Trooping the Colour in 2015.
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Elsewhere in his explosive memoir, out January 10, Harry reveals new details on a number of infamous altercations within the royal family — including Kate Middleton and Markle’s infamous fight over bridesmaid dresses, the Duchess of Sussex’s tiara drama and an “awkward moment” involving Markle asking Middleton to borrow her lip gloss.

The palace told Page Six it would not be commenting on any allegations in the book.

Prince William walking with Prince Harry
“Spare” lays bare years of tensions between the two brothers.
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