In Pictures: How William has shown he is a cut above the rest
The hair to the throne’s future owner has undergone several changes since William entered public service.
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The Duke of Cambridge adopted a less-is-more approach to his royal duties on Thursday’s visit to Evelina London Children’s Hospital when he gave a public debut to a close-cropped haircut.
The new style created a buzz but a look through the archives reveals that William’s hairstyle has been a work in progress.
![William's no-nonsense close-cropped style raised eyebrows on Thursday (Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA)](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2018/01/18153249/19ddaeba-0d5c-45f9-a514-9d682493f181.jpg)
![In truth few were studying William's hair when Princess Charlotte made her public debut (Anthony Devlin/PA)](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2018/01/18154342/f42c8732-4c69-48b5-91ea-1f417f20334c.jpg)
![Prince William and Kate Middleton during their wedding service at Westminster Abbey in 2011 (Andrew Milligan/PA)](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2018/01/18160207/93e9414d-f134-4bd3-9c05-116eccdff94b.jpg)
![William on the day his engagement with Kate Middleton was announced in 2010 (John Stillwell/PA)](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2018/01/18155758/900a9226-cfff-4e98-a5e5-b726deb10bcd.jpg)
![William on a public engagement with schoolchildren in 2005 (Andrew Parsons)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/6ad2e784aa69e187d66cd144f4b021aaY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTE2MzgyNDc3/2.34518366.jpg?w=640)
![William sports a full head of hair in Scotland in 2001 (David Cheskin/PA)](http://content.assets.pressassociation.io/2018/01/18155619/82e1280f-342d-4717-b88c-60df395a670d.jpg)