Prince William's new look

Prince William debuted his new shaven haircut today as he backed the UK's national roll out of a recruitment drive to help veterans find work in the NHS.

As the Duke of Cambridge met ex-servicemen and women at a children's hospital in London, it was quickly apparent he'd taken a spin in the barber's chair before the appointment.

And his new look is a wise one for anybody walking the path of male pattern baldness.

While some men will try to hold on to what little hair they may have left - think comb overs or straggled ponytails tied at the base of a run strip - getting rid of all of it is usually considered the best move.

Once in possession of a cherubic mop of blonde curls much like his mother's, since his 20s, the hair atop William's crown has been slowly disappearing.

The prince still had a solid head of hair back in 2005. Photo / Getty Images

According to the Daily Mail, he was overheard telling a little girl in a wheelchair named Amy that his daughter Charlotte "loves sparkly things", adding she would love the pink sparkly shoes she had on.

Outpatient Andrea David, nine, also spoke to the royal and said: "He asked me about school and about what sports I like. Then I said I watch him on television and he said 'you should change the channel - it must be boring'."

This article was first published at nzherald.co.nz and was republished here with permission.